I want to understand from a psychological perspective why some people are unable to reflect on society and themselves and just go with the herd? I spent so much time on lecturing my girlfriend about how literally every virus only exists as a theoretical computer model and how virology is a fraud and based on misinterpretations. Now all this invested energy in endless discussions and debates was instantly wasted when she got tested positive and had the flu (like never before, that's her argument). I'm fucking sick of such people comforting themselves all the fucking time. Tell me what is actually wrong with them?
I want to understand from a psychological perspective why some people are unable to reflect on society and themselves...
Henry Torres
Brody Ross
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Jackson Lewis
I've been wondering the same thing. It all seems to come down to fear, it's too scary and uncomfortable to develop your own opinions and go against the herd's opinion.
I'm not sure there's much that can be done about it I'm afraid. Sorry I can't provide much more input than this. It's something I'm constantly trying to understand myself, but it's difficult getting into their minds.
Zachary Stewart
I agree with you. What I've figured out is that your knowledge is also your identity. If I come up to you and tell you everything you believed is a joke and untrue you would suffer from cognitive dissonance and ultimately deny even the most obvious proof presented. Back when living in tribes this behaviour ensured our well-being and our future by not trusting anyone else but our kind. I just don't know how to go on with women after this. I either have to get a new girlfruend which is more submissive or figure out a way for me to not care. My past girlfriends were much more submissive, either didn't care or understood but though didn't care. I liked this much more than a girlfriend who triggers me constantly because she has no arguments.
Caleb King
Explain how thinking so much on things beyond your control is an evolutionary aid when you're the one wasting calories on outrage and they're fine.
David Fisher
>muh psychologization
it's evolution
Aaron Ramirez
It’s your fault for expecting a woman to have an independent thought that goes against the herd, especially if it isn’t comforting. She’s biologically hard wired to be this way. If she doesn’t submit to your beliefs then she doesn’t respect you. Accept that reality or move on from her.
Joshua Murphy
You're right. Wanna know what her response is? I don't respect her for her beliefs. And this drives me crazy as I can point out all the fallacies in her beliefs. Deep down I know she knows I'm a smartass but just won't admit it.
William Morgan
Indeed, I think they've simply been trained on "mainstream ideas" (whatever it might be called) past the point where it would be easy to return to a neutral mindset. As you say, challenging them on a core idea now is impossible since you're challenging who they are as a person. Practically distorting their view of the world.
Trying to understand things is all we can do. I'd rather die aware than live mindlessly.
Landon Wright
Exactly. Now my biggest fear is, like I told her already plenty of times, is that she will at one point choose the absolutely wrong path (like taking the jab) of which I could've saved her from. This feeling would nag on me and I couldn't look into her eyes anymore. She seems to not understand that I actually care about her and misinterprets it as forcing my will upon her. Fucking feminism.