Cognitive bias Memes

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They're The Same Logical Fallacy
Physics Science Tech
1 month ago 20.1K views 0 shares
They're The Same Logical Fallacy
This meme hits that logical fallacy sweet spot! It's pointing out how rejecting an entire technology because of one negative application is like throwing away all your forks because someone once stabbed someone with one. Nuclear energy and electricity are both incredibly useful technologies with specific harmful applications (weapons vs. electric chairs), but condemning the entire technology based on that one use? That's some primo cognitive dissonance right there. The real kicker is using The Office format where Pam confidently declares two identical images are, in fact, identical. Because logically speaking... they absolutely are!

Statistical Literacy Has Left The Chat
Psychology Math Science
1 month ago 16.3K views 0 shares
Statistical Literacy Has Left The Chat
The statistical paradox here is simply *chef's kiss*. An IQ of 75 puts you in the bottom 5%, yet somehow you're "in the top 95.22%" and "smarter than 48 out of 1000 people." That's mathematically equivalent to being smarter than 4.8% of people, not 95.22%. The bell curve even shows you're well below average. Congratulations on being bamboozled by a website that apparently thinks being in the 4.8th percentile means you're in the "top 95.22%." I've seen undergrad lab reports with fewer errors.

Expected (Lack Of) Value
Math Psychology
1 month ago 25.8K views 0 shares
Expected (Lack Of) Value
Probability theory brutally crushing gambling dreams since forever! The meme shows gamblers justifying their habits with "you can only lose 100% but make 2000%" while mathematics says "No you don't." The formula at the bottom is Expected Value - E(X) - which calculates what you'll actually get on average by multiplying each outcome by its probability. For casinos, this formula always tilts in their favor (negative for players). So while gamblers dream of 2000% returns, the cold hard math says "the E(X) is coming" to collect its statistical dues. The house always wins... it's literally built into the equation!

When Your Therapist Has A Shocking Favorite Treatment
Psychology Medicine
3 months ago 26.8K views 0 shares
When Your Therapist Has A Shocking Favorite Treatment
Ever gone to a therapist who's suspiciously obsessed with one particular approach? That T-Rex isn't asking "how does that make you feel" - he's going straight for electroshock therapy! Classic case of "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"... except the hammer is lightning bolts and the nail is that poor triceratops just trying to work through some extinction anxiety. The therapist's favorite treatment modality wins again, regardless of what the patient actually needs. Prehistoric malpractice at its finest!

What Are The Odds!
Conspiracy Paranormal Science Psychology
3 months ago 37.7K views 0 shares
What Are The Odds!
Conspiracy theorists have struck again! 🔍 This meme shows the classic "connect random dots and find a pattern" approach that happens when you've had too much coffee and not enough sleep. The human brain is literally wired to find patterns everywhere - it's called pareidolia. Give someone a map, some historical events, and basic geometry, and suddenly they're uncovering "secret plots" that would make even the Illuminati say "that's a bit much." The circle and square alignment is pure coincidence - just like how you can connect any three points on Earth with a triangle! Mathematically speaking, you can draw infinite shapes through any set of points if you're determined enough. Next thing you know, they'll be connecting dinosaur extinction to the invention of sliced bread using rhombuses and trapezoids! 🦖🍞📐

When Irrelevant Information Attacks
Math Science
3 months ago 29.7K views 0 shares
When Irrelevant Information Attacks
When probability meets confusion! The first guy thinks the Tuesday detail creates a conditional probability problem (2/3 or 66.6%). But wait—the second guy correctly points out it's just 51.8% (roughly 50/50 gender odds). The Tuesday information is completely irrelevant! It's a classic Bayesian trap where our brains desperately try to incorporate every detail into the calculation. The day of birth has zero impact on gender probability—yet our pattern-seeking minds get bamboozled anyway. Next time someone tries to trick you with extra variables, channel your inner statistician and ask: "Does this information actually matter to the outcome?" Usually not.

Blue Stop Sign Brain Malfunction
Psychology Science
4 months ago 25.3K views 0 shares
Blue Stop Sign Brain Malfunction
The classic Wikipedia rabbit hole effect meets traffic psychology! That blue stop sign is triggering a cognitive dissonance crisis in drivers. Our brains are hardwired to associate red with "stop" through years of conditioning, so a blue one makes your brain short-circuit like "wait, what color means stop again??" Meanwhile, you're cruising down the highway at 85mph having an existential crisis about traffic signage. The brain's pattern recognition system is simultaneously freaking out AND questioning everything it knows about road safety. It's basically the highway version of finding out Pluto isn't a planet anymore.

The Coin Has No Memory
Math Psychology Science
4 months ago 25.6K views 0 shares
The Coin Has No Memory
The coin doesn't have a memory, people! Even after 99 heads in a row, that 100th flip is still a fresh 50/50 chance. Your brain is SCREAMING that tails is "due" but probability doesn't work like a karma system! Each flip is an independent event with zero consideration for what happened before. It's like the coin is saying "99 heads? That's cute. Watch me do what I want anyway." The urge to smash that blue button is the exact reason casinos have yacht money! 🪙

The Skeptic's Paradox
Scientists Science Evolution
4 months ago 20.1K views 0 shares
The Skeptic's Paradox
The irony is absolutely delicious here! Carl Sagan, one of science's greatest champions of critical thinking, would be rolling in his cosmic grave at this meme. The first quote is genuine Sagan wisdom—be skeptical, question everything. Then BAM! The punchline shows him excitedly believing an absolutely bonkers evolutionary tale about samurai crabs because... someone else said so? 😂 FYI, while Heikegani crabs do have shell patterns resembling faces, the samurai selection story is mostly folklore. This meme brilliantly skewers how even the most rational minds can fall for appealing nonsense when it comes from a perceived authority. We're all susceptible to confirmation bias—even legendary astronomers!

The Dunning-Kruger Effect In Its Natural Habitat
Psychology
4 months ago 20.7K views 0 shares
The Dunning-Kruger Effect In Its Natural Habitat
Nothing says "intellectual powerhouse" quite like bragging about scoring 80% on websites specifically designed to make everyone feel like Einstein. Meanwhile, the therapist's door beckons in the distance—presumably to discuss why someone thinks percentages are even used on IQ tests. Pro tip: Real geniuses know IQ tests use standardized scores, not percentages. The true intelligence test was spotting that red flag from the start!

The Bell Curve Of Grammar Policing
Psychology Science
5 months ago 16.5K views 0 shares
The Bell Curve Of Grammar Policing
The perfect illustration of grammar warriors at both ends of the IQ bell curve. The 0.1 percenters and the 145+ geniuses both understand that correcting "pants aren't a two handled coffee cup" is pointless pedantry. Meanwhile, the 100 IQ crowd in the middle is frantically typing "tHeY'rE* nOt ThE sAmE" while feeling intellectually superior. Classic Dunning-Kruger in action - those with just enough knowledge to be dangerous but not enough to recognize their limitations. The truly intelligent know when grammar corrections actually matter (spoiler: rarely on memes).

The Cunningham's Law Hack
Psychology Tech Science
5 months ago 10.2K views 0 shares
The Cunningham's Law Hack
The "we only use 10% of our brain" myth gets brilliantly demolished here. Instead of waiting for help that might never come, this programmer exploits humanity's most reliable cognitive feature: the irresistible urge to correct someone who's wrong on the internet. It's psychological judo - using people's superiority complex against them. The beautiful irony is that while claiming to use "100% of the brain," they're actually demonstrating exactly how our brains are wired - not for altruism, but for proving others wrong. Darwin would be proud - evolution clearly optimized us for pedantry rather than kindness.