the thing that frustrates me about self-declared ruthless detached truth seekers is they still seem to act on impulse and emotional upset ... but are so disconnected & unaware of their own feelings I can't engage w them about what's really going on despite all their talk of rationality and truth
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Reply · Dec 25, 2022@guillefix Offset by selection bias of rationalism attracting people who struggle to cope with their emotional intensity?Reply · Nov 16, 2023@PicoPaco17 not suspended but otoh the ppl seeking truth sometimes go about it w suboptimal technique (particularly myself sigh)- emotional truths…Tweet · Sep 27, 2023one of the most endearing traits of humans is their irrational bias towards truth 😻Tweet · Nov 20, 2023rationalization + shame is particularly corrosive to truth