作品名:【Win : persuasion in a world where facts don’t matter】《大获全胜》
作家:Scott Adams
读书笔记3 | Filter 滤镜
看完了川普的“装傻”技巧,内心是不是也有点蠢蠢欲动了呢?作者很快用FBI Warning告诫大家,公共场合装傻有风险,如果你不具备大师级别的说服力,那很有可能让局面一发不可收拾,真成了大家眼中的小傻瓜,可不是人人都能让“build a wall”这种观点从倍感荒谬到有理有据。
Warning: Intentionally ignoring facts and logic in public is a dangerous strategy unless you are a Master Persuader with thick skin and an appetite for risk. Most of us don’t have the persuasion skills, risk profile, and moral flexibility to pull it off.
人们之所以会被说服、被安利,滤镜这种东西不可或缺。作者在这里提到“filter”滤镜这个词,用来解释人们通过现实构建自己能理解的过程。
I use the word “filter” to describe the way people frame their observations of reality. The key idea behind a filter is that it does not necessarily give its user an accurate view of reality. The human brain is not capable of comprehending truth at a deep level.
滤镜这词一定是负面的吗?不,它和我们常说的用来美化事实的滤镜不同,这里提到滤镜是指我们在不同场景下,用来帮助自己理解事实的工具。
到底是什么是事实?我们真的能理解事实吗?作者列举了许多著名的实验和研究理论,他们都不约而同的指向一个结论:人们实际上没有能够真正理解事实的能力。这真是让人不寒而栗,但好像又有那么一丝合理。比如即便是在跟利益最挂钩的股市上,许多人的交易操作,比如我,都并非基于对事实的理解。并不是因为我忽视事实、逃避事实,而是根本理解不了,我的认知水平和理性等级都决定我确实无法理解眼前的事实。滤镜的作用不言而喻,透过滤镜,复杂难懂的事实也变得清晰了起来。
Humans think they are rational, and they think they understand their reality. But they are wrong on both counts.人们认为自己理性且能理解现实,但实际上这两点都没达到。