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People are generally consistent: it's just that their true beliefs are seldom what they espouse. As the old saying goes, behind every double standard is an uns
by quotemstr 8y ago
People are generally consistent: it's just that their true beliefs are seldom what they espouse.
As the old saying goes, behind every double standard is an unstated single standard.
- AndrewKemendo 8y agoWithout devolving into a semantic debate, I would argue that people are consistent with their desired outcomes, but decidedly inconsistent with the means of which they achieve their outcomes. The unstated single standard for the vast majority is "whatever works out best for me."