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The real story here is that, even after being shown proof of that it was a hoax all along, a chunk of the same population will continue to hold that eating choc
by ddebernardy 11y ago
The real story here is that, even after being shown proof of that it was a hoax all along, a chunk of the same population will continue to hold that eating chocolate helps to lose weight.
- javajosh 11y agoI laughed. But more seriously, I wonder if Bohannon's media experiment would have succeeded if you change a detail. E.g. if it was about something truly gross, like drinking curdled milk to lose weight. Journalists want to tell people what they want to hear, because people will tend to buy the paper that says what they are already thinking (weird, I know). It's human nature that people are more skeptical about claims they don't like.
- tdicola 11y agoImagine how mad the people in the study would be after they found out it was a sham. "I drank curdled milk for 3 weeks so you could get your big break!"
- javajosh 11y agoThat's an interesting angle even for this study - how do the original participants feel about it I wonder? I'd guess some mixture of amused and cynical.
- CyberDildonics 11y agoIt is a lot easier to convince someone of something they want to believe than of something they don't.
- wpietri 11y agoWhen I read this, I nodded. But now you've got me wondering if I just want to believe you.