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chowder66

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2. I think it makes people feel 'special' to think they know something others don't

Reply to magicguido (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 04:09 PM

Jul 2020

or that the majority don't know.

They also get a pay-off from the rush of so they go deeper or look for more weird information.
Think of all the tabloids and sordid news stories or bizarre crime stories. People flock to those maybe to have something to talk about.

Learning about something that is factual is dull to them.

Novelty speeds up learning thanks to dopamine activation.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200205132255.htm

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I think it makes people feel 'special' to think they know something others don't chowder66 Jul 2020 #2