Someone asked people to name common misconceptions they're sick of hearing. And the first one applies to something we just dealt with, taxes.
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1. You can't actually lose money by earning more. A lot of people think if you hit a new tax bracket, ALL of your income gets taxed at that percentage. But that's not how a "progressive tax rate" works. You still earn more.
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2. "Introverted" doesn't always mean you're shy. A better definition is introverts tend to feel drained if they socialize too much, and extroverts are the opposite.
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3. ChatGPT isn't conscious. It doesn't "think," "feel," or "understand" anything . . . at least not yet. But people act like it's God or something.
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4. Brown eggs aren't healthier than white. It's just a different type of chicken.
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5. Not everyone who's autistic is a genius like Rain Man. It's fairly rare.
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6. The red juice seeping out of your steak isn't blood. It's water, plus a protein called myoglobin.  (my-uh-GLOBE-in) Even rare steak is bloodless.Â
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(BuzzFeed)