[Reena Philosophy 101]

[reenka]

Escapism: I want this to be true, therefore I'll pretend it is for a while, and feel really good before I have to return to the real world. The real world may not be preferrable to my fantasy, but there's no escaping the difference between truth and... that stuff you made up.

Denial: I want this to be true, therefore it is, and I shall now go on and conduct my life with the presumption that it's true. Because it makes me feel better, and also because I am god. I said so, after all.



Why people don't seem to understand the difference between these two modes, I shall never want to really understand.

Another thing I'll be in denial about is why people know they're biased and yet cling to their bias without bothering to challenge it within themselves.

I sort of hate the world sometimes. And by 'world' I really mean that I prefer the horrid, stifling sensation of near-100% humidity and a lack of a fan anywhere in range to the feeling I get trying to understand how some people think.

And it's not even enough for me to bitch and say 'people are stupid'. That doesn't cover it, somehow, because people appear to choose by willfully denying (not just avoiding! not just escaping!) certain facts of life. I dunno.

I think I'm just doomed to spend lots of time beating my head against a metaphorical wall. I mean, I'd find a real wall, but there's too much porn to read, so I get distracted.

And no, this isn't even about fandom. Just. There's so much I love about people, and yet. Ahhh, they hurt my brain....

Comments

[notrafficlights.livejournal.com]

Well, stupidity is the inability to think, sort of to join up the dots. Not necessarily the inability to take in information. Which is how people like conservatives and creationists and crazy canon het-shippers come about. They can take in information, but they have problems joining the dots in the big picture. My uncle's like that. Really good at taking in information but hopelessly stupid (oh, and, er, massive little-man-complex and overblown ego to match).

[yourpoison.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yeah-- you're right! :D This makes me wonder if the H/Hr-is-canon-JKR people were actually just stupid (not delusional). Their main error is that thing where you make logical leaps and justify them with... uh... personal preference... or just wank. -.- Therefore conservative creationist crazy canon het-shippers are born :>

'Course, there's no totally obvious 'truth' when it comes to really complex judgments of information & facts, I think, but you could at least make sure you're not saying things which make no sense.... But this is probably too much to ask...