The Good, The Bad, and The Elephant Shaped Bell Curve Farm Bias - 0 views
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Confirmation Bias “the tendency to search for, interpret, or prioritize information in a way that confirms one’s beliefs or hypotheses”
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False Consensus Bias “a cognitive bias whereby a person tends to overestimate the extent to which their beliefs or opinions are typical of those of others. There is a tendency for people to assume that their own opinions, beliefs, preferences, values, and habits are normal and that others also think the same way that they do.”
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It’s the whole curve. And a whole lotta elephant in the middle.
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A start is trying to see, accept, understand the whole damn elephant, especially those parts we don’t normally come into contact with. Because we are damned to chores at Maggie’s Farm if we choose to believe it’s not there.
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Alan Levine reflecting on the benefits and negatives associated with the internet and the world wide web. There are many bias at play, the challenge is simply being aware of them.
