• thepreciousboar@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    I always heard this for decades and still am not convinced the average human really thinks 199 is any different than 200. I don’t know a single person who doesn’t recognise it as a cheap uneffective trick

    • Korne127@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      That’s not the point. Obviously everyone recognizes and knows this, but it still changes something about your impression subconsciously, even if you think it doesn’t affect you.