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Ten biases on twitter
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Reward and punishment superresponse tendency:
"If you would persuade, appeal to interest and not to reason." —Franklin
The tendency to write tweets similar to the most successful ones and delete the less successful ones. Although it does not correspond to what we really think.
"If you would persuade, appeal to interest and not to reason." —Franklin
The tendency to write tweets similar to the most successful ones and delete the less successful ones. Although it does not correspond to what we really think.
Liking/loving tendency:
"Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy." —Tesla
The tendency that we like the tweets of the people we like. Rejecting tweets from people we don't like. Regardless of the content.
"Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy." —Tesla
The tendency that we like the tweets of the people we like. Rejecting tweets from people we don't like. Regardless of the content.
Inconsistency-avoidance tendency:
"One cannot live without inconsistency." —Jung
The tendency to show consistency in our tweet history. Even if we change our opinion and ideas about an aspect, it is difficult for us to write it if it goes against a previous tweet.
"One cannot live without inconsistency." —Jung
The tendency to show consistency in our tweet history. Even if we change our opinion and ideas about an aspect, it is difficult for us to write it if it goes against a previous tweet.
Reciprocation tendency:
"Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life." —Haidt
The tendency for us to like the tweets of people who like our tweets. And vice versa, the tendency that we do not like the content of someone who criticizes us.
"Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life." —Haidt
The tendency for us to like the tweets of people who like our tweets. And vice versa, the tendency that we do not like the content of someone who criticizes us.
Influence-from-mere-association tendency:
"There is a natural human tendency to dislike a person who brings us unpleasant information, even when that person did not cause the bad news." —Cialdini
The tendency that we don't like accounts that tell bad news.
"There is a natural human tendency to dislike a person who brings us unpleasant information, even when that person did not cause the bad news." —Cialdini
The tendency that we don't like accounts that tell bad news.
Social-proof tendency:
"Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world, there are only individuals." —Wilde
The tendency for us to like accounts with a lot of followers and viral tweets. And vice versa. Regardless of the content.
"Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world, there are only individuals." —Wilde
The tendency for us to like accounts with a lot of followers and viral tweets. And vice versa. Regardless of the content.
Curiosity tendency:
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." —Einstein
The tendency to spend too much time reading our feed, even tweets or threads that do not interest us.
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." —Einstein
The tendency to spend too much time reading our feed, even tweets or threads that do not interest us.
Authority-misinfluence tendency:
"As soon as we abandon our own reason, and are content to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles." —Russell
The tendency that we value more the opinions of authorities, even if they are in another area.
"As soon as we abandon our own reason, and are content to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles." —Russell
The tendency that we value more the opinions of authorities, even if they are in another area.
Twaddle tendency:
"All this twaddle are pieces of a chess game called language, and they are amusing only if one does not worry oneself with winning or losing this game of chess." —Duchamp
The tendency to write even if you have nothing to say.
"All this twaddle are pieces of a chess game called language, and they are amusing only if one does not worry oneself with winning or losing this game of chess." —Duchamp
The tendency to write even if you have nothing to say.
Lollapalooza tendency:
"The one thing that causes the most trouble is when you combine a bunch of these together, you get this lollapalooza effect." —Munger
The tendency for various biases to come together and irrationality to amplify.
"The one thing that causes the most trouble is when you combine a bunch of these together, you get this lollapalooza effect." —Munger
The tendency for various biases to come together and irrationality to amplify.
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