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Re:Lucky girl syndrome and the endless rebranding of “The Se... by herbertl on Sunday March 05, 2023 @07:13AM (#35028921)
That's a great point, and this is a documented effect in education:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem_effect

Generally, people treat us differently when they expect more or less from us (based on what they've seen from us or facts they know about us). People also experience a tendency to rise to high expectations or fall to low ones. See also:

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/10/hi...

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