🧵🪡 Thread: Hindsight Bias
When the past feels obvious in hindsight… 🧠⏳
That’s the Hindsight Bias.
Coined in 1975 by psychologist Baruch Fischhoff, it’s our tendency to see past events as inevitable after they happen.
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Dear Nigerian politicians, just a reminder: without security architecture, your looting would be impossible. The same architecture you pay peanuts for every month. Y’all are bold. How have you been doing it for decades and going scot‑free? Spell? Voodoo? Magic?
🧵🪡 Thread: Confirmation Bias 🔍💭
When we only hear what we want to hear… 🧠👂
That’s Confirmation Bias.
Coined in 1960 by psychologist Peter Wason, it’s our tendency to favor evidence that agrees with our views and ignore what challenges them.
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🧵🪡 Thread: Negativity Bias ⚡🕳️
When one bad moment overshadows many good ones… 🧠💔
That’s the Negativity Bias.
Coined in 2001 by psychologists Paul Rozin & Edward Royzman, it’s when we focus more on negative events than positive ones.
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