> I don't really understand why. When something like this happens, it's because the story runs counter to the listener's / reader's deepest assumptions and the

> I don't really understand why. When something like this happens, it's because the story runs counter to the listener's / reader's deepest assumptions and the foundations of their Weltanschauung. E.g., you're a deeply religious conservative, and you hear a story about a gay couple who are great parents, you block it out. You're a Democrat and you hear about Hillary making millions from speeches to Wall Street tycoons, you block it out. You're a MAGA type of person, and you hear anything negative about Trump, you block it out. You bite hook, line and sinker into the whole free market thing, Ayn Rand for the win, and you hear anything bad about some entrepreneur who made a fortune, you block it out - you ain't got no time for that, cause you've got empires to build. --- What we do not perceive says more about us than what we do perceive.