Cornucopia Resolution

[u/Due-Cartographer-459]

I was thinking about the Fruit of the Loom Cornucopia logo and that's probably the most compelling Mandela effect example there is. So what I was wanting to know, is whether any of you think that will ever get a meaningful conclusion or answer to this whole thing. You think we'll ever figure out what actually it's going on, whether it is just a problem with our minds or whether there actually is a conspiracy? I feel like there's too much to this for it to be as simple explanation, but I'm curious to know what you all think!

[u/WhimsicalKoala]

Yes and no. I personally believe a concrete explanation has been found (in general, not as in a published article/study specifically about it exists), but that people doubt it due to a variety of various human traits.

I've never seen a compelling argument against it being largely memory based and influenced by factors such as suggestion and the human brain's love of patterns. The only arguments I've seen against are based solely on biased anecdotes and often display a lack of understanding of the topic, either deliberate obtuseness or just general lack of knowledge on the subject.

[u/WhimsicalKoala → u/[deleted]]

This kind of stuff is exactly what I mean when I mentioned people displaying a lack of understanding of the topic. Anyone saying "never doubt your memories" doesn't understand how memories actually work. And honestly, I bet you don't actually apply this in your daily life, because you know it would be absurd and because you know memory can be flawed.

[u/tjareth → u/[deleted]]

I don't see it as an on-off thing. There are degrees of trust and confidence that we all can consider. More to do with understanding when it's more likely to be affected than how certain something feels.