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Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

Is it because they're not really smart and they try to learn things from youtube rather than reading?

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