alt Hacker News> Cynicism is a negatively biased view of the world
Is what you said. The clinical thing.
> You're just being cynical
Is cognitive dissonance forcing its way out of the mouths of people to shoot the messenger.
> Cynicism is a negatively biased view of the world
Is what you said. The clinical thing.
> You're just being cynical
Is cognitive dissonance forcing its way out of the mouths of people to shoot the messenger.
Maybe I'm being slow, but I still dont get the difference. Isn't the 2nd the same as the first?
Isn't the first a product of generator of cognative dissonance? Doubling down on beliefs that pay rent, even when it doesn't fit?