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Lollapalooza Effect

noun · several psychological biases stacking in the same direction
Definition

When multiple cognitive biases (social proof, authority, deprival super-reaction, etc.) point the same way at the same time, the resulting force is much greater than any individual bias.

Why it matters

Manias and panics are lollapaloozas.

¬ Munger, Psychology of Human Misjudgment (1995)

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