The Troxler effect is a psychological-visual concept that explains how "obsessive focus on a central issue causes other problems to disappear from public debate, the media agenda, or collective perception." Thus, the political mind ignores peripheral issues when a scandal, crisis, or dominant narrative captures all attention. This doesn't mean that secondary problems cease to exist, but rather that they become invisible, allowing them to accumul…
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The Troxler effect is a psychological-visual concept that explains how "obsessive focus on a central issue causes other problems to disappear from public debate, the media agenda, or collective perception." Thus, the political mind ignores peripheral issues when a scandal, crisis, or dominant narrative captures all attention. This doesn't mean that secondary problems cease to exist, but rather that they become invisible, allowing them to accumul…