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I remember reading/hearing about Haidt and the whole moral foundations theory and immediately pretending that I didn't have a purity instinct, because it's "irrational" this was, it turns out, quite Bad for me

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bosco

@selentelechia

· Aug 6, 2020

I've spent some time cleaning houses and there were some where the Need To Clean Myself feeling I get after touching something dirty just...stayed and stayed, long after I washed my hands/changed/showered It's like that I hate him

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@QiaochuYuan

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“irrational” might be my least favorite word in the english language, i want to take it out back and shoot it

7:30 PM · Aug 6, 2020Twitter for iPad

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You don't have to be so emotional.

Christopher Anderson

@Vincible37

Aug 6, 2020

I regret saying that.

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[angry pi noises]

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It is vaguely funny to me when people call their behavior "irrational", with a sort of nod and a wink, assuming that I must know all about irrational behavior, because I'm a CFAR person.

Eli Tyre

@EpistemicHope

Aug 7, 2020

But it's actually much closer to the opposite. Being a CFAR person, I cringe when someone says that their behavior "irrational", because it usually (not always) showcases how they are skipping over understanding themselves or others.