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Re:Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down H... by User23 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @05:55PM (#36716597)
> I'm sure there's a name for this

Anchoring[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_(cognitive_bias)

Re:Actors union will join writers on strike, shutting down H... by Freedom2 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @07:30PM (#36717499)
What's interesting is that it's actually a secret technique, as described by asciimov: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36212944