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I've noticed the increase in these occurrences in HN where an article on an idea pops up and almost simultaneously another article on the opposite of the that i
by 627467 4y ago
I've noticed the increase in these occurrences in HN where an article on an idea pops up and almost simultaneously another article on the opposite of the that idea appears.
It may seem coincidence but I came to understand that it's just the community digesting and reacting to the original idea very quickly
- kelseyfrog 4y agoIt's a bit of a karma hack. Posting rebuttals and references is a quick way to leverage the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. Speaking of which, I should probably something about the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon soon.
- mjhay 4y agoHaving just read what the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon[0] is, I think this is a rare virtuous karma hack, because it would give a series of related posts more interest, at the same time the information around them are more in the forefront of the reader's minds, making it more efficiently absorbed. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion