When we look around us, if we see human beings who are wealthy, remember that science proves that there is a strong bias that they are going to be selfish, mean, and be some level of a jerk. Then we should look for what are the things they do that compensate for that scientifically provenContinue reading “Does money make you mean?”
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A Game Designer’s Analysis Of QAnon
A very fascinating read! QAnon has much in common with alternate reality games (ARG), LARPs, and interactive theater, but these gaming mechanisms are used in a slightly different manner to create something very different from an actual game. — Read on medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analysis-of-qanon-580972548be5
Trump’s influence trick: simply evaluating a lie can make us believe it
If someone was to ask us, “have you ever seen a monkey wearing a pink bikini and red lipstick?”, we’d probably say no. But to come up with the “no”, here’s the mental process we usually follow. We imagine a monkey, a pink bikini, and red lipstick. Then we check, how “hard” was it toContinue reading “Trump’s influence trick: simply evaluating a lie can make us believe it”
