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import{j as e}from"../entries/pages.BZkyDMuN.js";import"./chunk-BXl3LOEh.js";/* empty css */function r(){return e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-6 font-mono text-sm leading-relaxed",children:[e.jsxs("p",{children:["The ",e.jsx("strong",{className:"text-current",children:"Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon"}),", also known as the Frequency Illusion, occurs when something you've just noticed, experienced, or been told about suddenly seems to crop up everywhere."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["It is a cognitive bias caused by two processes: ",e.jsx("em",{children:"selective attention"})," (your brain subconsciously looking out for the new information) and ",e.jsx("em",{children:"confirmation bias"})," (reassuring you that each sighting is proof that the thing has gained overnight ubiquity)."]}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"border-l-2 border-emerald-500/50 pl-4 py-2 my-6",children:[e.jsx("h4",{className:"text-xs font-bold text-emerald-400 uppercase tracking-widest mb-3",children:'Why "Baader-Meinhof"?'}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"text-xs text-gray-400 leading-relaxed",children:["The name was coined in 1994 by a commenter on a St. Paul Pioneer Press discussion board, who had recently learned about the 1970s West German militant group, the Baader-Meinhof Gang, and then suddenly started hearing about them everywhere. The scientific term for it is the ",e.jsx("strong",{children:"Frequency Illusion"}),"."]})]})]})}export{r as default};