Random political stuff - old news, or not news

[briantrumpet]

I'm reminded of the - Did you see the bear? video.
People's perceptions tell them what they want to see irrespective of the truth.

Ah, another 'Invisible gorilla' video. I can see where you're coming from, but I'm not actually sure that it's the same phenomenon: the gorilla/bear isn't to do with beliefs, more to do with how brains necessarily have to simplify visual processing, whereas the confirmation bias thing is an incuriousness about facts per se, and all too often a positive searching for 'facts' that confirm one's biases... it's where the rabbit holes of conspiracy theories are born (or rather 'dug').

 

[Beebo]

Surprised at the trans number, I thought it would be way lower.

It’s probably about right. 6 in 1000.
I was surprised by the vegetarian- 4% seems very low.

 

[briantrumpet]

It’s probably about right. 6 in 1000.
I was surprised by the vegetarian- 4% seems very low.

I'm hoping the poster links the source, as it seems very specific. I think it might be about right, given that (I suspect) vegetarianism is more popular amongst the young and educated, so one's own circle of acquaintances might not be representative (plus one tends to register the vegetarians amongst one's friends, so as not to serve up a carnivorous faux pas).