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CorvusRubens t1_jdxh6m1 wrote

Nominative determinism.

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Dicky_Penisburg t1_jdxpitu wrote

This is the second time today I've heard this word, and I've never heard it before in my life.

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CorvusRubens t1_jdxpv4w wrote

That's called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.

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Dicky_Penisburg t1_jdxq486 wrote

You're a wizard.

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i_hate_gift_cards t1_jdy47ym wrote

It's also called the frequency illusion. That one's a little easier to remember lol

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somebodyelse22 t1_jdzm1tu wrote

So the Baader- Meinhof gang were nominative determinists? Well I never.

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Stellar_Duck t1_je6poqj wrote

Yea, it's a common misconception they were radical left wing people.

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Lentemern t1_je0a5wm wrote

This is the second time today I've heard this word, and I've never heard it before in my life.

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stillnotelf t1_je0c2nm wrote

Batik fabric hit me with that on Saturday. My mom had a thing made that way and then it was in book 8 of the Expanse.

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