Szymon Kaliski

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Confirmation Bias

For instance, someone might believe that sign-up walls make for a bad product for a variety of philosophical reasons, but they justify this decision outwardly by pointing to some data from one product's blog about their A/B test on the subject.

That data is not the reason they decided to ditch sign-up walls. It's just the reason they're giving to others (and often, themselves) about why they made the decision. This behavior represents a sort of homage to science... while simultaneously violating its core principles.

https://blog.andymatuschak.org/post/159340765257/exalting-data-missing-meaning ↗

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  1. 2021-02-10Look for Opposite Views Instead of Confirming Ones1

190 words last tended to on 2020-12-13let me know what you think