XeroxCool@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 17 days agoWatching "They Live!" has opened my eyes to how often the movie is referenced, as if I put on the same sunglassesmessage-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1216
arrow-up1216message-squareWatching "They Live!" has opened my eyes to how often the movie is referenced, as if I put on the same sunglassesXeroxCool@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareMagiilaro@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21·16 days agoThis is a effect called “Frequency illusion” The frequency illusion (also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon) is a cognitive bias in which a person notices a specific concept, word, or product more frequently after recently becoming aware of it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
minus-squarefox2263@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 days agoLike when you buy a car you think you’ve not seen many of and suddenly you see them everywhere
minus-squareCluckN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoYeah it’s also like when you buy a car you think you’ve not seen many of and suddenly you see them everywhere
minus-squareBongles@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoI noticed too that when I bought my car, I started seeing a lot of them in my area. It’s probably the same phenomenon.
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoI’m aware of the illusion, but very few topics feel as meta as this one
This is a effect called “Frequency illusion”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
Like when you buy a car you think you’ve not seen many of and suddenly you see them everywhere
Yeah it’s also like when you buy a car you think you’ve not seen many of and suddenly you see them everywhere
I noticed too that when I bought my car, I started seeing a lot of them in my area. It’s probably the same phenomenon.
I’m aware of the illusion, but very few topics feel as meta as this one