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Old 11-30-2019, 11:26 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
Perhaps the issue is cognito ergo sum. Or some derivative. We called it the 57 chevy rule way back in college where you "SEE" things that reinforce your beliefs, truth be damned.
"Cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am) is a statement of self-awareness arising from conscious thought--not the same phenomenon as what you're trying to describe, I think, which is something more like confirmation bias? And yes, I agree there's a lot of that going around with estimates just in this thread ranging from 0.25 to 0.48. We'll have to wait and see if Tesla releases a number.
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