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Why Humans Struggle with Consuming Information from Social Media
32:41 - 39:22 (06:40)
Humans have a natural bias towards believing what they want to and being cynical towards the things they don't. This can be attributed to the theory of mind and consciousness, as they allow us to model what others might think, which can result in manipulating ideas to achieve desired outcomes.
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Our biases make us more likely to believe information that aligns with our beliefs and dismiss information that doesn't.
32:41 - 36:42 (04:01)
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Our biases make us more likely to believe information that aligns with our beliefs and dismiss information that doesn't. Additionally, the desire to appear knowledgeable can interfere with our ability to admit when we don't know something, leading to further misinformation.
ChapterWhy Humans Struggle with Consuming Information from Social Media
Episode#548 - Tim Harford - Why Is Thinking Clearly So Difficult?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Humans have a theory of mind and consciousness which enables them to model what others might think, making interaction easier.
36:42 - 39:22 (02:39)
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Humans have a theory of mind and consciousness which enables them to model what others might think, making interaction easier. Social media and the constraints it imposes on communication, however, could lead to the misinterpretation of information presented.