Issue #51 - Pink Matter Manipulation, Quantification Bias & Non-Consensus Square
Podcast Edition
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Pink Matter Manipulation
A psychological tactic of reinforcing someone's existing beliefs about themselves to gain their trust and influence them faster. (link)
The Quantification Bias
We optimize everything for what we can measure, not for what’s really important. (link)