It is through this psychological phenomenon that such wondrous myths and bullshit have manifested in the collective subconscious. It is through this that almost four million people a day still believe what they read in the Daily Mail, why experts still wrongly tell us that we swallow insects in our sleep, and why my Mom told me yesterday that full fat milk will give me cancer.
I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said...
Let that sink in for a moment. Maybe, for a brief second, you did just entertain the idea that maybe Abraham Lincoln made such a prophetic statement over a hundred years before the internet was invented, or maybe you’re one of the clever types who saw the point I was trying to make almost immediately. While it is true that during Lincoln’s existence he didn't even have access to dial up speeds, it is also true that the human brain is inclined to believe whatever crock of shit is fed to them, regardless of context.
It is through this psychological phenomenon that such wondrous myths and bullshit have manifested in the collective subconscious. It is through this that almost four million people a day still believe what they read in the Daily Mail, why experts still wrongly tell us that we swallow insects in our sleep, and why my Mom told me yesterday that full fat milk will give me cancer.
This begs the question; why do we believe everything we read? And how does it relate to catfishing? Read on to find out.
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