▲ 116 ▼ What are some common everyday examples of this phenomenon? (see body) (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago* by cameron_vale@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments Rob is blowing a whistle, over and over. Bob: "Why are you blowing that whistle, Rob?" Rob: "To keep the dragons away." Bob: "I see no dragons." Rob: "It works!"
[–] cameron_vale@lemm.ee [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's like some kind of low hanging fruit convention. Give me one that all the normal, smart people like you and me are guilty of. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wait but I'm not smart :x Also ask any sports or sports fan and they will give you a list of them. As an example, there's something called the "caster curse" which I'm pretty sure originates from esports but I don't see why it couldn't apply to sports as well. It's the belief that you can curse an individual/team by praising them (usually happens in real time as the game is being cast). Eg. "Person X never misses those!" Person X then proceeds to miss 3 times in a row. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) As a more generalized version of the "caster curse", a lot of people don't like to talk about something that is either very likely or very unlikely to happen because they are afraid it will "jinx it". Example Friend A: I don't know why you're so anxious, you did way better than the other contestants. This contest is in the bag! You: Stop talking. You're going to jinx it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kase@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I've always assumed people were joking when they said that. Do people actually believe this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wait but I'm not smart :x Also ask any sports or sports fan and they will give you a list of them. As an example, there's something called the "caster curse" which I'm pretty sure originates from esports but I don't see why it couldn't apply to sports as well. It's the belief that you can curse an individual/team by praising them (usually happens in real time as the game is being cast). Eg. "Person X never misses those!" Person X then proceeds to miss 3 times in a row. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) As a more generalized version of the "caster curse", a lot of people don't like to talk about something that is either very likely or very unlikely to happen because they are afraid it will "jinx it". Example Friend A: I don't know why you're so anxious, you did way better than the other contestants. This contest is in the bag! You: Stop talking. You're going to jinx it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kase@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I've always assumed people were joking when they said that. Do people actually believe this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) As a more generalized version of the "caster curse", a lot of people don't like to talk about something that is either very likely or very unlikely to happen because they are afraid it will "jinx it". Example Friend A: I don't know why you're so anxious, you did way better than the other contestants. This contest is in the bag! You: Stop talking. You're going to jinx it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kase@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I've always assumed people were joking when they said that. Do people actually believe this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kase@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I've always assumed people were joking when they said that. Do people actually believe this? permalink fedilink source parent