Yup, unrelated things do indeed often look and behave in similar ways. Humans are just a little bit overdriven to find patterns and end up finding some that do

Yup, unrelated things do indeed often look and behave in similar ways. Humans are just a little bit overdriven to find patterns and end up finding some that don’t exist. It’s a useful trait for finding difficult patterns and there’s probably a stable point to maximize benefits which lands on finding a few too many.