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The Science of Snobbery: How We're Duped Into Thinking Fancy Things Are Better
Wine snobs, string quartets, and the limits of intuition - a detailed look at how our brain relies on intuition more than facts to make judgements, and that this is equally true for so-called experts as for total amateurs.
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The rich need something to do with their money.
True. But this article is about soooo much more. Check out the experiments where amateurs choose the best classical musicians by just visual queues - better than by listening.