Biases and Fallacies and Heuristics, Oh My!

Hype—any hype, but in this instance tech hype—only works because humans are fallible. We fall prey to quirks of the mind, real-world hacks which dilute our rational thinking and cause us to sink into a mire cynically crafted for us by bad actors who are more than willing to manipulate and trick others for their own gain. In this episode, I will explain to you some of these mind games: the heuristics, biases, and fallacies which are difficult for us to escape…even when we're being thoughtful and critical ourselves. Guard yourselves against endless capitalist hype cycles by strengthening your mind! Oh, and in case this wasn't reason enough to tune in…The Amazing Criswell from Plan 9 from Outer Space makes an appearance. Because of course! He's one of the greatest hype men of all the ages! 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links We once laughed at the horseless carriage…now some of us laugh at ~~outer space~~ generative AI! Availability heuristic Survivorship bias Post hoc ergo propter hoc