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Social Phenomenon Name 2016-12-22 10:39:37 Post No. 2127289
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Is this a named social phenomenon: When an idea seems to have "momentum" such that it eventually becomes accepted among the people?
For example, the media where I live, and the internet in general is constantly pushing fearmongering about how WW3 is inevitable in light of recent events, and because Trump and Putin are stocking up on nukes. I know all-out nuclear war is highly unlikely (because ultimately no-one benefits from it and you risk screwing yourself completely), but the idea that WW3 is inevitable seems to be taking hold, and eventually it may become reality just because the idea has momentum, eventually seeming like the only logical conclusion, kind of like a society-scale echo chamber with confirmation bias. Or am I just being paranoid?
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>>2127289
t. Norman Angel
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>>2127295
Yeah I guess if history has shown us one thing it's that people who make predictions, no matter how rational and sound, usually end up being totally wrong (e.g. Trump's <5% chance to win). Nobody has said anything concrete yet but when they do, maybe the opposite will happen instead.
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>>2127324
>It's a million-to-one chance but it just might work
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You already called it. It's confirmation bias. Just on a larger scale.
You currently see it in the US in which you have two large a groups of people who live in almost completely different countries. And they only accept evidence that reinforces their world view and anything that contradicts it is a lie invented by the other side.
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>>2128226
Plus added fear mongering by the media because that sells.
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>>2127558
>Never tell me the odds
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