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Thanks, I can see that. Fabien’s story lands harder, but we’re passive observers, while Phyre’s we actually live. Love the counter-intuitivism of show-vs-tell, even when one’s objectively better lol.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Thanks, I can see that. Fabien’s story lands harder, but we’re passive observers, while Phyre’s we actually live. Love the counter-intuitivism of show-vs-tell, even when one’s objectively better lol.
Fair, but that is cognitive dissonance; two opposing thoughts that need reconciling.
A: “My kid’s been kidnapped, I have to find him now.”
B: “I’m spending hours looting a Nuka-Cola factory instead.”
Players don’t change behavior; they change belief, that’s classic Festinger dissonance.
A: “My kid’s been kidnapped, I have to find him now.”
B: “I’m spending hours looting a Nuka-Cola factory instead.”
Players don’t change behavior; they change belief, that’s classic Festinger dissonance.
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Fair, but that is cognitive dissonance; two opposing thoughts that need reconciling.
A: “My kid’s been kidnapped, I have to find him now.”
B: “I’m spending hours looting a Nuka-Cola factory instead.”
Players don’t change behavior; they change belief, that’s classic Festinger dissonance.
A: “My kid’s been kidnapped, I have to find him now.”
B: “I’m spending hours looting a Nuka-Cola factory instead.”
Players don’t change behavior; they change belief, that’s classic Festinger dissonance.
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The Peacemaker Illusion: How Donald Trump’s “Eight Wars” Narrative Reveals a Psychology of Shallow Leadership — Simply Put Psych
Fact-check Donald Trump’s “eight wars” claim and explore how his foreign policy rhetoric, peace deals, and ceasefire announcements reveal a leadership style rooted in performance, control, and politic...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Awesome, this matches the vampiric rabbit holes we've been exploring recently!
The Pyramid Stained Red: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the Vampires of the World of Darkness — Simply Put Psych
What happens to Maslow's hierarchy when you're undead? Explore the dark psychology of Vampire: The Masquerade's Kindred, where survival is blood, love is possession, and self-actualization is damnatio...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Awesome, this matches the vampiric rabbit holes we've been exploring recently!
How have I missed this!!! Thanks for the recommendation, looks to be one I can get my teeth into!
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
How have I missed this!!! Thanks for the recommendation, looks to be one I can get my teeth into!
Let's see if they are as critical of Trump as they were when speculating about Biden
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Let's see if they are as critical of Trump as they were when speculating about Biden
Institutional Actions: The coordinated policy shift, culminating in the SEC dismissal and the subsequent pardon, demonstrates that CZ’s legal status and business viability were subjects of sophisticated and favorable institutional management within the administration.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Institutional Actions: The coordinated policy shift, culminating in the SEC dismissal and the subsequent pardon, demonstrates that CZ’s legal status and business viability were subjects of sophisticated and favorable institutional management within the administration.
Interactions: The $450,000 lobby payment made by Binance to Ches McDowell, a long-time associate of Donald Trump Jr., confirming a paid interaction between CZ/Binance and the pardoning authority's inner circle.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Interactions: The $450,000 lobby payment made by Binance to Ches McDowell, a long-time associate of Donald Trump Jr., confirming a paid interaction between CZ/Binance and the pardoning authority's inner circle.
Dealings: The financial arrangement wherein the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial directly benefited from the strategic use of its stablecoin within the Binance ecosystem, creating a clear financial incentive for the President.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Dealings: The financial arrangement wherein the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial directly benefited from the strategic use of its stablecoin within the Binance ecosystem, creating a clear financial incentive for the President.
