graphics: 7 biases

An Instagram account ("Reality glitches") posted some useful graphics to depict some common thinking errors.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-RwL4JaGf/?img_index=1 

Your brain isn’t designed to find the truth. It’s designed to keep you alive.

That means shortcuts. Mental hacks. Biases. They helped your ancestors survive — spotting danger, making snap decisions.

But today?

These same biases hijack your logic. They warp your sense of risk, twist your judgments, and feed your overconfidence.

⚖️ The first step to beating them?

Realizing they’re there.

Sources: Daniel Kahneman & Amos Tversky (1974), Thinking, Fast and Slow, Cognitive Bias Codex, behavioral economics studies.

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Reality glitches

People cite "reality glitches" as evidence of the simulation. 

One of my grandsons observed a bird remaining motionless in the air as we drove by and said it was a glitch in the simulation. (I thought the bird was just benefitting from the wind.)

It's an interesting concept.

Here are some examples:

https://thevoyaging.com/unexplainable-glitches-in-reality-that-people-have-experienced/

https://earthsimulation.com/reality-glitches-system-errors/

The article:

Table of Contents

• "Reality Glitches – How to Recognize System ErrorsIs Earth Just a Game? Exploring the Simulation Hypothesis
  • Common Signs of Reality Glitches
  • Are These Glitches Proof of a Simulation?
• References & Citations
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"Reality Glitches – How to Recognize System Errors

Is Earth Just a Game? Exploring the Simulation Hypothesis

Have you ever experienced déjà vu, a moment that felt eerily familiar, yet impossible? Or perhaps you’ve encountered the Mandela Effect, where collective memories don’t match reality? These strange phenomena might not just be coincidences—they could be glitches in the system.

Some theorists believe that our world is a simulated reality, much like a complex video game, and these glitches are signs of errors in the code. If reality is indeed a simulation, then recognizing these glitches might be the key to understanding the system.

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Common Signs of Reality Glitches

🔹 Déjà Vu and Time Loops
Feeling like you’ve lived a moment before? Some suggest déjà vu occurs when the simulation reruns an event or when parallel timelines briefly overlap ¹.

🔹 The Mandela Effect
Large groups of people recall historical facts differently—such as the spelling of “Berenstain Bears” or Nelson Mandela’s supposed death in the 1980s. Could this be evidence of data rewrites in our reality?

🔹 Objects Appearing or Disappearing
Ever lost an item, only for it to reappear in a place you’ve already checked? Some believe these occurrences hint at small-scale resets in the simulation.

🔹 Glitching Backgrounds or NPC Behavior
Just like in a video game, reality sometimes lags or desynchronizes—people behaving mechanically, repeating actions in loops, or background details shifting without explanation.

🔹 Unexplained Coincidences
Running into the same number patterns, thinking about someone just before they call, or witnessing perfectly timed events can feel like scripted moments rather than chance.

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Are These Glitches Proof of a Simulation?

While skeptics argue these are just psychological quirks, some researchers propose that quantum mechanics, holographic universe theories, and mathematical patterns in reality might support the idea of a programmed world ².

Regardless of what you believe, staying aware of these anomalies may help you question deeper realities.