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"Thought-Terminating Cliches" (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure cognitive dissonance is not what she thinks it is.

Cognitive dissonance means holding two completely contradictory opinions at the same time. You can't shortcut cognitive dissonance, I don't quite understand what that means.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I think they didn't express it very clearly. Seems like they mean "short-circuiting" your reasoning when cognitive dissonance is present.

For example, maybe you have a couple of incompatible thoughts::

"I want to do X. That seems like a great idea!" "X is very risky and probably not healthy for me."

...which creates mental conflict, so you just turn off your brain with a "YOLO" or "What happens, happens" and act on the most immediate impulse.