#rationallyignorant — Public Fediverse posts
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Or maybe you've heard that voters are "#RationallyIgnorant," choosing not to become informed about politics because their vote doesn't have enough influence to justify the cognitive expenditure of figuring out how to cast it.
There's the #BackfireEffect, the idea that rational argument doesn't make us change our minds, but rather, drives us to double-down on our own cherished beliefs.
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