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[-] ThePenitentOne@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago

It's peak cognitive dissonance that most people struggle with due to years of social conditioning and lobbying. You can't even publish the shit in the news any more. Add to the fact a lot of people just don't think about shit at all, and it is a reality most people don't want to see when confronted. Frustrating to say the least.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think they don't struggle with the cognitive dissonance unless you really rub their nose in it, because there is hundreds of years of culture dedicated to finding the psychological tricks and mythology that allow them to relieve the tension without alleviating the cause.

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