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0 pointsdang2mo ago0 comments

Oh that one is a classic case of people 'remembering' a rule that never existed - there's a name for this illusion but I forget what it is.

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314 and https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... for history...

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chrisshroba2mo ago

> 'remembering' a rule that never existed

Probably the Mandela effect!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory#Mandela_effect

Kye2mo ago

This was (maybe still is) part of "reddiquette." Like the guidelines and case law here, it often found its way into subreddit rules and comments from moderators.

dangOP1mo ago

To me it's just like how, growing up in Canada, we all assumed we had Miranda rights because we watched American TV.

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