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  • Normalcy Bias

    From warmfuzzy@700:100/37 to All on Fri Aug 11 01:31:38 2023
    Normalcy bias is the bias that says nothing bad has happened before so nothing bad will happen the next time a similar situation presents itself. Normalcy bias keeps people from preparing for bad situations. Belief that nothing bad has happened before means that it won't happen in the future.

    It is a state of mind, to practice good "situational awareness." It's a situation in which you realize that things can easily change and that just because something normally happens without a problem, is most definitely not an indicator of how the future is going to be on that certain strange event
    when out on a fairly regular day.

    It is good to make a "baseline," a personal survey of what normally happens in the nearby areas. This is what to register in one's mind about the look of things around the area that you travel though regularly. If something seems out of place you know to avoid it.

    I've taken ideas for this post from "Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life" by Jason Hanson.

    Cheers!
    -warmfuzzy

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@700:100/20 to warmfuzzy on Fri Aug 11 09:02:00 2023
    warmfuzzy wrote to All <=-

    It is a state of mind, to practice good "situational awareness." It's
    a situation in which you realize that things can easily change and that just because something normally happens without a problem, is most definitely not an indicator of how the future is going to be on that certain strange event when out on a fairly regular day.

    People talk about walking around with earbuds tuning out the
    surroundings as dangerous, I agree. What's interesting is to wear
    earbuds without any sound playing and see how you blend into a crowd of
    people.

    It's also be interesting to see who sees you as an easy mark when
    you're wearing them, thinking you're not paying attention.



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