Orwell comes to america - clip - reason 1
What it is
A short clip, titled Orwell Comes to America, on reasoning and perception. One HN user links it repeatedly as the science showing human minds are bad at reasoning and do not see reality as it is.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Almost entirely one commenter's repeated citation as evidence on unconscious thinking and flawed reasoning.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“First realize what is going on and why, watch the science video”
Science on how poorly brains handle reality and thinking.
Umn55, 2015-10 · Recommendation · in “White Hat Hackers Would Have Their Devices Destroyed Under the TPP”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: unconscious thinking, reasoning, perception, psychology, cognitive bias
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