"Oh, interesting! Is that a new #mastodon feature? Or maybe a new thing just for #elkzone ?"

I am not a smart human.

#misperception #silly #NotSmart

"The global average of those willing to contribute was 69%. But the percentage that people thought would be willing was 43%. The gap between perception and reality was as high as 40 percentage points in some countries" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/activate-climate-silent-majority-support-supercharge-action "A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority" #misperception #media
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

The Guardian

Because I have my issues, there is a certain word which--especially in the sans serif fonts so ubiquitous online--I ALWAYS read wrong at least once, then have to go back and re-read it.

So of course tonight I'm seeing dozens of posts about eggcorn book titties.

#EggcornBookTitles
#misperception
#readThatWrong