Ian Sidden
iansidden.bsky.social
Ian Sidden
@iansidden.bsky.social
Reposted by Ian Sidden
Human brains are amazing. It's not that we are stupid, it's that we needed this pattern recognition to get to where we are, and now it's like a border collie locked in a basement apartment trying to give itself a job. Conspiracy theories are the chewed couch.

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Why Did Humans Evolve Pattern Recognition Abilities? - Cognition Today
Pattern recognition capacities sit at the helm of our basic cognitive architecture. Through evolution, humans developed cognitive abilities to spot patterns and use them to their advantage. Here is wh...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This credulity has been endlessly disappointing. Trump gets endless benefit of the doubt, without having ever earned it.
April 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM