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I'm Aritra Sarkar, An Engineer,currently living in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Godwin's law/Dark Pluto/Cola War

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Dear allGodwin's law is an adage that states that as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches. In other words, if you argue with someone online long enough, they will eventually compare you to Hitler.Here are two examples of Godwin's law in action:Example 1: In a discussion about the merits of socialism, one person argues that socialism is a dangerous ideology that will lead to the...
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Wolf or Politicians/ India's Financial Prudence/ Oldest Aerial Photo

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Dear allThis time a bit controversial thought which haunted my mind.I am reading a wonderful book on Wolf and it's nature. And came across this 👇"The only good wolf is a dead one.”-From the book I am reading nowadays, "Of Wolves and Men" by Barry Lopez (Affiliate Links)From the present scenario and replacing the word WOLF with POLI*ICIANS, is it equally applicable?Choose an option from below 👇(a) Yes.(b) Option "a".🔬A 2010 study...
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Third Man Syndrome/Piano with a twist/History Moments

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Dear allThird Man Syndrome is a rare psychological phenomenon that can occur when a person is in a life-threatening situation or extreme conditions, such as being lost in the wilderness, trapped in an earthquake, or stranded in a snowstorm. It is characterized by a sensation of having a presence or the feeling of a companion, even when the person is alone.The experience is described as feeling like there is someone or something else with...
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What is Soloman's Paradox/ Iron Dome Upgrade/ Book 1984

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 Dear allImagine that your friend comes to you for advice about their relationship. They are unsure whether to break up with their partner. You give them some wise advice, such as to consider the pros and cons of breaking up, to communicate their feelings to their partner, and to make a decision based on what is best for them.Source: Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/jo21H-4lYFUA few weeks later, you find yourself in a similar...
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Diderot Effect/16th second speech/7 Graphs for challenging your intuition/

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Dear allThe Diderot Effect is a phenomenon in which the acquisition of a new possession can lead to a chain reaction of buying more and more things. This is because the new item can make one feel like one needs other things to go with it or to keep up with it.Photo by Vadim Sherbakov on UnsplashHere are two examples of the Diderot Effect in real life:A person buys a new car. They then feel the need to buy new clothes to match the car,...
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Theory of Psychological Hedonism/German pilot Franz Stigler's goodness/ Health Secrets

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Dear allApple iPhone 15 was recently thrown to the market and people arround India line up from 4am get the new gadget. Even though the iPhone prices are way to high compared to the phones made by other good brands but still people rush to buy it. Why?People buy things that make them feel good, that makes them stand out of the equals without any logical thinking. Humans act to avoid pain or to gain pleasure out of the material...
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Zipf's Law/Simple file management system/Effectively use credit card

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Dear allZipf's Law is an empirical law that states that the frequency of any word is inversely proportional to its rank in the frequency table. In other words, the most common word will occur about twice as often as the second most common word, three times as often as the third most common word, and so on. This law has been found to hold true for many different languages, as well as for other types of data, such as the distribution of...
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