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This needs to be a well-defined psychological principle. I do stuff like this all the time
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Get good loot from a toolbox in Fallout? Gotta check them all now
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It wasn't pseudoscience, it was just given a colonial-centric name that reinforces the view of uncontacted or even just aboriginal peoples as "savage" or "uncivilized". The described phenomenon is a real thing.
trouble is people are only familiar with the old name
I don't think there is another agreed upon name? Regardless the idea shouldn't be attacked because it's poorly named.
no I agree I don't think it's racist to reference the fact that people from non industrial societies don't understand how our supply chains work. Why would they. That's not them being dumb it's them not having detailed knowledge without being taught. It's not reasonable to expect someone to deduce the existence of Bristol from a blue vase