Human perception is a tricky thing. It’s perceptionthat allows usto see patterns, fill in gaps and interpret things. Yet, it’s the same mechanism thatsetsour perception into a specific way of perceiving it. So, we can in a sense be tricked into believing something is X, when in reality, it’s Y.The same applies to a topic AskRedditors were recently discussing, and that isWhat is far more rare than people realize?Folks recall statistical, temporal and other convictions that aren’t entirely or at all that true. And it’s perception and assumption that has led us to believe otherwise.Scroll down, take a gander at what folks had to say and why not join the conversation!More Info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Human perception is a tricky thing. It’s perceptionthat allows usto see patterns, fill in gaps and interpret things. Yet, it’s the same mechanism thatsetsour perception into a specific way of perceiving it. So, we can in a sense be tricked into believing something is X, when in reality, it’s Y.
The same applies to a topic AskRedditors were recently discussing, and that isWhat is far more rare than people realize?Folks recall statistical, temporal and other convictions that aren’t entirely or at all that true. And it’s perception and assumption that has led us to believe otherwise.
Scroll down, take a gander at what folks had to say and why not join the conversation!
More Info:Reddit
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Critical thinking skills.
Good, honest friends who don’t have ulterior motives. The ones that genuinely enjoy your company and friendship. Hold onto them!!!
We have a male tortoiseshell cat. Cat people tend to know they’re quite rare but others probably don’t.
Absolute silence and being in a place where no man made light exists.
Trees.We’re the only planet that we know that has them.Thus making them rarer than diamonds in the universe.
Man to man compliments I remember about my 7th grade year. It was probably 1994. Me and my friends started telling each other we love you man. Being good friends with a other dude and telling them you love them. That is more rare then anything. We got obnoxious. We just kept telling each other bro I love you. No bro I love you more. No bro your the f***g man more then me. It was so silly, but still today I think about it and smile. I still miss and love my boys. I try to compliment men and tell them they are killing it s much as I can. Any compliment is amazing. I usually do some dumb st like. Damn bro your killing it.
Clean water.My son and I have been discussing this lately. He is a chemical engineer and works exclusively with water. Many of the studies he has been published on also have to do with clean water and forever chemicals. Water is a huge issue that is becoming bigger everyday and normal people are forgetting about it.Flint Michigan is in year 9!
People who have the patience and desire to accommodate the needs of the disabled.Ask me how I know. :(
Northern lights.The amount of people I’ve heard say:“We’ve come all this way, what time do they come on?” Is staggering.
Green eyes make up just two percent of the global population.
Common sense.
Deaths from nuclear power.Pollution from coal power kills more people every day than nuclear power has in its entire history.
An honest politician.
Solid brown fur cats, apparently it’s some kind of recessive gene in them.
Humility and an understanding that we’re sometimes the victim and sometimes the perpetrator. No one is ever just one or the other.
Affordable housing.
People who remain friends with you once you leave school.
Empathy. When people want to and are able to understand the experience of another human being, without projection of own ideas and experiences onto others.
Bit of peace and freaking quiet.
People giving out [illegal substances] with Halloween candy.
People in genuinely happy, healthy, well adjusted relationships.
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The time that you have with your close ones before it passes away.
Helium.
Serial killers.
A stable, loving, peaceful domestic life.
Self-awareness.
Blimps. I live in northeast Ohio near the Goodyear hangar. We see them all the time. I had to pull up a list, that northeast Ohio has 3 out of 4 operating Goodyear blimps named Wingfoot 1 2 and 3; Only maybe 12 are operating anywhere in the world, with a total of 25 existing at all. But we see them all the time at Wingfoot lake disc golf course. Edit: Helium filled semi-rigid airships.
The percentage of people with eating disorders that are underweight (5% of suffers).
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Gold. All the gold ever mined in the world would fit in a cube less than 70' on each side.
Tetanus. We get vaccines for it, but it’s actually a bit harder to get than you may believe.
Dssociative identity disorder.
Finding a soul mate.
True love.
Being a multi millionaire. Lots of people faking it out here.
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