What does cognitive dissonance mean? - eviltoast

If someone says you suffer from cognitive dissonance, what does that even mean?

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I wouldn’t say inner conflict but moreso conditioned thinking.

    If someone has been conditioned to have certain beliefs and values then they see evidence that those values are wrong they’ll ignore it completely.

    Like a person on welfare complaining about “welfare queens”. They are receiving govt assistance while complaining about people who receive govt assistance.