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'''Popular delusions are | '''Popular delusions are transient [[Cognitive Biases|biases]], [[Thought Paradoxes|paradoxes]] or [[Logical fallacies|fallacies]] that become popular in a given society.''' They are characterised by their rapid transmissibility and fickle nature<ref>'''The Effects of Twitter Sentiment on Stock Price Returns''' Gabriele Ranco,Darko Aleksovski ,Guido Caldarelli,Miha Grčar,Igor Mozetič Published: September 21, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138441</ref>. Historically, in their acute phase, these delusions have caused frantic activity of people such as the [[wikipedia:South_Sea_Company|South Sea Bubble]], [[wikipedia:Tulip_mania|Tulip Mania]] or [[wikipedia:Witch-hunt|Witch Mania]]. Today popular delusions have become ever more transmissible through propagation by the [[Advertising|advertising industry]] via [[Framing|framing techniques]]. | ||
Historically, in their acute phase, these delusions have caused frantic activity of people such as the [[wikipedia:South_Sea_Company|South Sea Bubble]], [[wikipedia:Tulip_mania|Tulip Mania]] or [[wikipedia:Witch-hunt|Witch Mania]]. | |||
=== Evolutionary psychology === | === Evolutionary psychology === | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 14 December 2022
Popular delusions are transient biases, paradoxes or fallacies that become popular in a given society. They are characterised by their rapid transmissibility and fickle nature[1]. Historically, in their acute phase, these delusions have caused frantic activity of people such as the South Sea Bubble, Tulip Mania or Witch Mania. Today popular delusions have become ever more transmissible through propagation by the advertising industry via framing techniques.
Evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology would infer that any human characteristic brought about by evolutionary change should cause an increase in fitness, it is a wonder therefore how then a delusions often hold negative connotations that they arise. One rationale is the energy frugal brain making shortcuts (heuristics) to save energy. In modern times, the that issue arises here is that these heuristics were made for another time. I.e. all fatty foods taste nice to humans as starvation was prevalent, similarly on the next level computational non critical thought was prevalent until the creation of information junk food like Candy Crush.
References
- ↑ The Effects of Twitter Sentiment on Stock Price Returns Gabriele Ranco,Darko Aleksovski ,Guido Caldarelli,Miha Grčar,Igor Mozetič Published: September 21, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138441