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Depressive Realism
- greendream17 4y agoNothing about this is surprising once you understand that your brain is not trying to be happy or sad, but only trying to minimise prediction error.
- dontbenebby 4y agoAnd folks don't like to be told "I told you so". (Especially if that comes after say... Solarwinds. Or the insurrection.)
- cardosof 4y ago"Skepticism is a shortcut to wisdom"
- dontbenebby 4y ago"It's not paranoia if they're out to get you" :/
- dennis_jeeves1 4y agoWell there is the casual armchair skeptic, to which you are alluding to, and then there is a informed skeptic...
- dennis_jeeves1 4y agoGuess I'm a depressive realist, lol. I had emailed you a few days back. Not sure if I got the email correct.