by americanspritecooker
Great example of cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. The occurrence of cognitive dissonance is a consequence of a person performing an action that contradicts personal beliefs, ideals, and values; and also occurs when confronted with new information that contradicts said beliefs, ideals, and values
Like when the end of the world types say January 4th is the end of the world..umm I meant the 5th, were the 6th…who’s with me?;)
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