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Are there analogs of this behavior in other species? Or in humans?

• jlengrand 5y ago
  Not what you're searching for but this one is weird as hell : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS45_L8fLLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS45_L8fLLc
  • Cupertino95014 5y ago
    Damn. Comments are turned off. I was really looking forward to reading those.
    • sitkack 5y ago
      Download the video, repost it with comments on, enjoy your bounty.
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• itronitron 5y ago
  'Self licking ice cream cone' as I first heard it described is similar, although the currently available definitions have unfortunately oversimplified it.
• 88j88 5y ago
  humans exhibit this behavior in the corporate setting while following the agile processes but losing the scent of value
  • dinvlad 5y ago
    underrated comment!
• throwaway744678 5y ago
  It seems analogous to the "cargo cult" phenomenon that is often mentioned here...
• iqanq 5y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGukAoiGhZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGukAoiGhZU
• chiph 5y ago
  90's anti-drug PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGAVTwhsyOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGAVTwhsyOs
• FooBarBizBazz 5y ago
  Involution is one word sometimes used for this kind of thing, e.g.: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006391/how-one-obscure-word-captures-urban-chinas-unhappiness https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006391/how-one-obscure-word-...