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I read the OP differently. I think there can be many angles to a person's identity makeup and they don't always cohere perfectly. A person can have their identi
by bumby 2y ago
I read the OP differently. I think there can be many angles to a person's identity makeup and they don't always cohere perfectly. A person can have their identity in "entrepreneurial libertarian" while also having it as "someone who comes from a family valuing military service". Humans aren't always perfectly rational when it comes to their different values/tribal identities.
There are a lot of people who join the military while simultaneously "hate authority" for example.
- chipdart 2y agoMy answer was not touching on the topic of identity. I'm referring to the relationship between cause ad effect.
- bumby 2y agoThat is still downstream of the question of “why would someone make such a [seemingly contradictory] decision.” The person you replied to is misunderstanding the OP, which they later clarified. My point is understanding outcome causality doesn’t necessarily have to even enter the decision.