I hate to throw a wrench into your theory, but I will do so. One thing we have learned about the covidians, doctors included, is that facts and true information will not, ever, make them understand; they are impervious to reason and truth. For us who understand what is happening, it is unfathomable that covidians can't see and understa…
I hate to throw a wrench into your theory, but I will do so. One thing we have learned about the covidians, doctors included, is that facts and true information will not, ever, make them understand; they are impervious to reason and truth. For us who understand what is happening, it is unfathomable that covidians can't see and understand what we see and understand, but once we see how their cult behavior has thoroughly conditioned them to reject, perhaps violently, even the notion that their accepted narrative could be wrong, it becomes crystal clear that there is nothing we can do to save them. Psychologically, they will be forced to save themselves, if/when they are subjected a shocking event or realization that forces them to confront reality. Even such a shocking event or understanding may not be enough; they will easily slip back into the cult unless they are forced out of it. Understanding your belief that informing covidians about facts that go against their imbibed belief should be all that it takes to wake them up from their trance, psychologists familiar with cult-like behavior tell us otherwise.
I appreciate the wrench you threw, but I was holding one just like it already. I said, I thought, that using data to convince someone else was dicey at best. I presented the data FOR HIM, not for them. I agree, wholeheartedly, that "saving" them is likely a pipedream.
I hate to throw a wrench into your theory, but I will do so. One thing we have learned about the covidians, doctors included, is that facts and true information will not, ever, make them understand; they are impervious to reason and truth. For us who understand what is happening, it is unfathomable that covidians can't see and understand what we see and understand, but once we see how their cult behavior has thoroughly conditioned them to reject, perhaps violently, even the notion that their accepted narrative could be wrong, it becomes crystal clear that there is nothing we can do to save them. Psychologically, they will be forced to save themselves, if/when they are subjected a shocking event or realization that forces them to confront reality. Even such a shocking event or understanding may not be enough; they will easily slip back into the cult unless they are forced out of it. Understanding your belief that informing covidians about facts that go against their imbibed belief should be all that it takes to wake them up from their trance, psychologists familiar with cult-like behavior tell us otherwise.
I appreciate the wrench you threw, but I was holding one just like it already. I said, I thought, that using data to convince someone else was dicey at best. I presented the data FOR HIM, not for them. I agree, wholeheartedly, that "saving" them is likely a pipedream.