Show thread@reiver ⊼ (Charles) Jul 10, 2023

“Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It”

“To avoid being fooled, we need to become aware of the mental habits and shortcuts that make us easy to deceive.”

By Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-we-get-scammed-and-what-to-do-about-it-442c2b01

Alt-URL: https://archive.is/jTEZa

#biology #cognitiveScience #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych #InvisibleGorilla #psychology #psych #TheInvisibleGorilla

Essay | Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It

To avoid being fooled, we need to become aware of the mental habits and shortcuts that make us easy to deceive.

WSJ
Show threadStrypeyNov 22, 2019
Fifth speaker is talking about "Computer Vision Syndrome" and quoting #AnneFriedberg. Now she's talking about MS Windows and maybe how the overlapping nature of windows on a desktop contrasts with paintings like Alberti's Window and Magritte's window painting, and Friedberg's writing about windows. She quotes #JosephPieper and #TheInvisibleGorilla. Then moves on to "trees blindness" and tree walks. Then to teen use of#SocialMedia and discourses of #DigitalNarcissism.