When it comes to COVID, you will notice news now focus only on the skyrocketing cases, making no mention of number of deaths or rock bottom fatality rates.
The most likely explanation for this is simple: journalists are more interested in clicks than in actually informing.
The most likely explanation for this is simple: journalists are more interested in clicks than in actually informing.
Cognitive biases play a big role
-Availability bias: helps people believe what they say often
-Confirmation bias: once you believe in something, interpret data in a way that confirms the belief
-Anchoring bias: interpret data using information acquired first as reference point
-Availability bias: helps people believe what they say often
-Confirmation bias: once you believe in something, interpret data in a way that confirms the belief
-Anchoring bias: interpret data using information acquired first as reference point
Basically, when the somewhat unintelligent learn about something and they talk about it repeatedly, they are likely to believe in that forever, even if new information eventually proves their belief wrong.
Some examples:
- those who believe the virus is a hoax
- those not in a high-risk group who are afraid of the virus
- religious people who believe Adam & Eve existed
- doomsayers
- stock to flow believers
- the ripple army
Stupidity is rampant
- those who believe the virus is a hoax
- those not in a high-risk group who are afraid of the virus
- religious people who believe Adam & Eve existed
- doomsayers
- stock to flow believers
- the ripple army
Stupidity is rampant
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