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waqf on Nov 10, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread...

As any alien arriving in your world would immediately ask, why doesn't having a true representation of the world help you survive and gain status? And if it doesn't, why does it matter?

egman_ekki on Nov 11, 2016 | [–]

An interesting TED talk about the topic how evolution does not necessarily favor true representation of reality in our minds and bodies: https://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_a...

SixSigma on Nov 11, 2016 | [–]

It helps me gain status even more if I can plant false information in others.

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