https://boingboing.net/2016/03/29/people-who-feel-out-of-control.html
"A study by Jennifer Whitson and Adam Galinsky from the University of
Texas found a correlation between a belief in superstitions and
conspiracies and a sense of helplessness about your own life and your
ability to steer it. Their clever experiment goes a long way toward
explaining the rise of conspiracies like birtherism and the
co-occurrence of the collapse of industry and good waged work for the
people who embraced it."
Actually a really interesting study where re-affirming people's values
and thus reducing their distress correlated with a reduced tendency to
seek patterns in everything.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
