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“So the next time you are in a group of people trying to reach consensus, be the asshole. Every group needs one, and it might as well be you.”
― You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
― You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
“I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.”
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“The tendency to believe vague statements designed to appeal to just about anyone is called the Forer effect, and psychologists point to this phenomenon to explain why people fall for pseudoscience like biorhythms, iridology, and phrenology, or mysticism like astrology, numerology, and tarot cards.”
― You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
― You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
“Welcome to JG Ballard’s future, fast becoming a consensus of its own, wherein the future is intrinsically banal. It is, essentially, the sensible position to take right now.”
― CUNNING PLANS: Talks By Warren Ellis
― CUNNING PLANS: Talks By Warren Ellis
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,931 friends
391 books
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2,830 friends
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760 books
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2,574 friends
385 books
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127 friends
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2,048 friends
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Art, Biography, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Science, Science fiction, and Travel
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