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Re:Emotional headlines have an impact regardless of the cred... by stingblue on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @03:28PM (#25585690)
It may be that believing what we hear / see is an evolutionary survival trait, a built-in cognitive default. I think this because the young of ancient humans had a FAR better chance of survival if they believed their elders. Examples: don't play in those woods or you may get eaten; don't eat THOSE pretty berries or you will get sick and maybe die; here is how you hunt or harvest food; and so on.

It is hard to overcome this natural tendency, and without education and effort and a wide variety of sources one can be pretty easily deceived and brainwashed.

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Re:Emotional headlines have an impact regardless of the cred... by firebaze on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @03:33PM (#25585737)
Humans are 1-2 orders of magnitude more influenced by habit instead of genetic predisposition. There are plenty of sources for that argument.

In other words: educate your children, peers and acquaintances how to escape emotional headlines a.k.a. clickbait. I know you know.

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