> This is a useful metaphor, because I think at the center of everyone’s psyche is some version of the Big Horrible Fish: some unexamined assumption that, if yo

> This is a useful metaphor, because I think at the center of everyone’s psyche is some version of the Big Horrible Fish: some unexamined assumption that, if you fully considered it, would require you to upend a significant portion of your life. This ties in with the Mental Immune System, and the Emotional Cost theory of perception. Kudos for the fish analogy though, that's much better.