November 07, 2024 Magical thinking is common and often harmless – but it can be problematic, too Crossing fingers and similar superstitious behaviors are mostly benign.

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Magical thinking about guns is a kind of fetishism, which sees guns as totems instilled with meaning beyond their basic material parts. It’s a variant of what Karl Marx called “commodity ...

The end of magical thinking is upon us as cryptocurrencies and valuations are collapsing — and that is good news. Vested interests will resist that trend by continuing to propagate fictions.

Superstitions, taboos and good luck numbers are forms of magical thinking. Stevens said that he likes to think of the superstition around Friday the 13th as an example of magical thinking.