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People just don't want to face the uncomfortable truth that they are probably not as smart as they want to believe they are.

• mattgreenrocks 1y ago
  It’s not about being smart as much as staying engaged with the problem even when it mentally defeats you several times.
  • password54321 1y ago
    That's what I mean. People are uncomfortable being wrong. We are taught from school that being wrong makes you less adequate.
    • mattgreenrocks 1y ago
      I see. You are correct. Wrong is merely feedback on something outside of us, not a value judgment of us as people. But education and other systems need us to believe the latter at some low level so they can retain authority.