It seems like many people propose “generalization from their own example” as a model for the entire humanity. And it can be quite annoying when people around you agree on a model that doesn’t fit you at all… and when you point it out, they dismiss it by saying that you are in a denial. Because they have examined their own minds deeply, and found out that it was true… yeah, possibly so, but that doesn’t necessarily make it true about the others.
everyone likes whatever popular people around them like—no I don’t
if we legalize gay sex, everyone will want gay sex and families will fall apart—no I don’t feel tempted at all
people are only charitable to other people if they expect them to reciprocate—no I often don’t expect that
It seems like many people propose “generalization from their own example” as a model for the entire humanity. And it can be quite annoying when people around you agree on a model that doesn’t fit you at all… and when you point it out, they dismiss it by saying that you are in a denial. Because they have examined their own minds deeply, and found out that it was true… yeah, possibly so, but that doesn’t necessarily make it true about the others.
everyone likes whatever popular people around them like—no I don’t
if we legalize gay sex, everyone will want gay sex and families will fall apart—no I don’t feel tempted at all
people are only charitable to other people if they expect them to reciprocate—no I often don’t expect that
...probably many other examples like that.