Re:Challenging the myth that the rich are specially-talented...
by dang on Sunday May 29, 2016 @05:18PM
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> HN tends to be extremely reactionary to posts like this. Perhaps because the tech/startup scene is all about getting rich quick
Claims like this are common but seem mostly to be cognitive bias. The community is divided, and people on each side of the divide perceive it as skewing the opposite way. I think it's because statements we disagree with stand out more starkly than the ones we agree with. Painful experiences are more memorable than pleasurable ones.
Claims like this are common but seem mostly to be cognitive bias. The community is divided, and people on each side of the divide perceive it as skewing the opposite way. I think it's because statements we disagree with stand out more starkly than the ones we agree with. Painful experiences are more memorable than pleasurable ones.