It seems to me that most people can transcend the self when discussing abstract ideas (say, the topic of conversation is cognitive bias), but during certain obj

It seems to me that most people can transcend the self when discussing abstract ideas (say, the topic of conversation is cognitive bias), but during certain object level conversations (say, political matters) the ability seems to essentially vanish. People can realize they are subject to bias when considering that abstract idea directly, but not when they are contemplating object level matters. I think the phenomenon is fairly decently explained by Mike Tyson: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face".