70 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 15 Oct 2023 \ on: What are the most DANGEROUS cognitive traps to fall into? meta
Well, this is going to turn out badly…. so I guess disaster prediction.
We end up worrying about the worst that MAY happen. There is a difference between forewarned of a potential outcome and paralysis in the face of it.
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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 15 Oct 2023
internet has certainly made this worse...
People are far too exposed to far too much they have zero control over. Unfortunately it's easier to occupy yourself with others' problems rather than deal with your own
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 15 Oct 2023
Agreed. Far easier to be preoccupied by drama of others in preference to our own…. The development of society since prehistory is one of storytelling between tribes and then worrying about what the other side said or think about us…
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