MagicalOverthinking

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The Age of Magical Overthinking

Notes on Modern Irrationality

Amanda Montell 2024 153.42 Garden Home Library

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• p024 Chinese Teens who "worshipped" people they really knew (parents, teachers) -> higher self-esteem and educational achievement

• p029 proportionality bias assumes big events have big causes, leads to conspiracy theories

• p032 blame your childhood trauma, then pay $26/mo

• p032 Self misdiagnosis on Tiktok

• p033 20% assume COVID manufactured on purpose, 17% believe QAnon Satan worshiping elite claims

• p034 incels with rattails

• p035 Amanda Knox wrongful conviction in Italy

• p038 girlboss

• p039 DSM

• p040 spiritual bypassing

• p041 Disinformation Dozen vaccine lies

  • n041 p229 12 people behind vaccine hoaxes including RFK Jr.

• p042 Give violence a chance $211K FTC fine for fake "made in USA" tags

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• p223 "please just lie like the husband in the Julia Louis-Dreyfus movie"

  • which movie? You Hurt My Feelings 2023?