Wait, arachnophobia is 3.5-6.1%, while trypophobia is 15-17% ?! I find that hard... | Hacker News

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		Chris2048 on Jan 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pantone 448 C Wait, arachnophobia is 3.5-6.1%, while trypophobia is 15-17% ?! I find that hard to believe.

TeMPOraL on Jan 24, 2020 [–]

My figure is a result of quick, random googling; as for trypophobia, I'm guessing it's a tentative figure, given how until recently, the phenomenon didn't even have a name, and it's still not formally recognized as a thing by medical sciences.

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