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[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 19 points 11 months ago

Had a friend once who played Bioshock, went hard into Randian Objectivism, and then became convinced his cognitive dissonance was a superpower.

After he told me this, I started distancing myself from him and swore off amphetamines

[-] NPa@hexbear.net 18 points 11 months ago

and then became convinced his cognitive dissonance was a superpower.

Is this like when wooks experience empathy for the first time on molly and decide that they're indigo star-child empaths with psychic powers?

[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

Might as well have been

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

and then became convinced his cognitive dissonance was a superpower.

It is just how they interpret Will to Power, and it's really common among the hardcore and neophyte libertarians. It is necessary to remain libertarian because reality always negatively verify their ideas.

this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2024
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