It most likely is some combination, different from person to person. People are maddeningly complicated. They can act on pure instinct or precision planning, then proceed to either blatantly lie and/or completely misdiagnose their own motives, thus confidently spew nonsense. As independent spirits, it's our role to figure it out, and we can also be a hot mess of blindness, ulterior motives, and foolishness.
It most likely is some combination, different from person to person. People are maddeningly complicated. They can act on pure instinct or precision planning, then proceed to either blatantly lie and/or completely misdiagnose their own motives, thus confidently spew nonsense. As independent spirits, it's our role to figure it out, and we can also be a hot mess of blindness, ulterior motives, and foolishness.