▲ 869 ▼ Because Google cares about us (lemmy.world) submitted 3 weeks ago by laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 154 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CptHacke@piefed.social 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) It's that whole frog analogy, where you can slowly boil a frog alive by gradually increasing the temperature by small increments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] foo@feddit.uk 30 points 3 weeks ago I'm pretty sure that's a myth, but the analogy is still useful to get the concept across. It simultaneously amuses me and disappoints me that so many humans can be aware of this effect and still not recognise it happening to them, whilst the frogs aren't actually that stupid and jump out of the water. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago *after you lobotomised the frog first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@feddit.uk 30 points 3 weeks ago I'm pretty sure that's a myth, but the analogy is still useful to get the concept across. It simultaneously amuses me and disappoints me that so many humans can be aware of this effect and still not recognise it happening to them, whilst the frogs aren't actually that stupid and jump out of the water. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago *after you lobotomised the frog first. permalink fedilink source parent
