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#418 - Johann Hari - Why You Can't Pay Attention And Focus
Modern Wisdom
Anger and Conspiracy Theories
Tristan: Conspiracy theories hijrack our attention in a way that the truth simply can't. It's like your dealer saying to you, well, i'd like to offer you some crack and a nice bottle of water. This wasn't the intention of anyone at facebook. But what the algorithm stumbled upon is an underlying human truth - it's called negativty bias. You stare longer at something that's angering than you do at pretty flowers on the other side of the road.
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