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54 sats \ 6 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 7 May 2024 \ on: Journalism's Latest Draft Recasts Ukraine Narrative earth
Great article, but I didn't understand what healthy cognitive dissonance is.
Their reporting also reveals the tangled complexity of human affairs requires a healthy amount of cognitive dissonance.
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62 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 May 2024 freebie
I think it means that to accept the mainstream narrative causes you to hold inconsistent beliefs that creates inner tension. Obvious example- Russia invading Crimea-bad. Israel invading Gaza- good. The word healthy in this context means a substantial amount, not beneficial.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 May 2024
Russia is corrupt = bad
Ukraine is corrupt = they should join NATO!
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54 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 May 2024
Almost an ironic or sarcastic meaning of healthy
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 7 May 2024
Yes. It's a common usage in the US. Maybe because we're all overweight.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 May 2024
Healthy profits !
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 May 2024
Healthy amount of cognitive dissonance
Author is being critical and sarcastic
Cognitive dissonance is bad
Healthy cognitive dissonance is very bad
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