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19 Social Norms That Should Disappear

16. “The one that triggers me the most is that you have to be extremely polite when talking about money. Like, you get asked, ‘How much do you want to earn from this job?’ and you can’t just say a number; you have to write a whole essay at the end of which you will […]

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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole

Data from hundreds of thousands of browsing sessions is revealing how people navigate Wikipedia. Credit: Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock An analysis of the searching patterns of nearly half a million people browsing Wikipedia suggests that the site’s users demonstrate three unique styles of curiosity. There’s the ‘hunter’, who pursues specific answers, the ‘busybody’, searching for diverse nuggets […]