beginning to apply "correlation != causation" to my own mind... raises some discomforting thoughts... like what if I'm anxious first and then seeking out causes for alarm, rather than the other way around?
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Repost · Mar 14, 2022RT @paulg: Whenever I see a reply mentioning that correlation isn't causation, without fail it turns out to be saying something stupid. If…Reply · May 8, 2024@iroasmas eh i think correlation != causation here, nerd-brain both predisposes kids to want to read early and to struggle to connect w normal kidsReply · Aug 26, 2026@wolframs91 probably not in good taste to mention them, but blinding yourself to observing the correlations seems like self-inflicted stupidity?Tweet · Sep 30, 2025reluctantly concluding that i dislike sonnet 4.5 after it replied with a "correlation does not imply causation" lecture when i was merely observing…