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ret5hd

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:46 AM Saturday

honest Q...my mind has just gone blank... [View all]

and i can’t even get close enough to properly search:

that word that describes when you believe one thing, you see evidence of a. contradictory thing, and you can’t make the two jibe so you just reject the new evidence because it’s easier

my brain keeps saying “dichotomy “ but that’s not it.

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Cognitive dissonance The Blue Flower Saturday #1
thank you! that's it. ret5hd Saturday #2
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