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And to keep consistency with Wikipedia and the "one right opinion" people downvote this 100% correct comment. When asked later on why Harris lost they claim "the right is stupid"... Ignoring facts and opinions that conflict with your world-view is stupid.

People formed a narrative and are forcefully trying to make the bricks fit.

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> People formed a narrative and are forcefully trying to make the bricks fit

It's healthy to wonder, from time to time, if it might be you that's doing such things

I do a lot. E.g. I was sure Harris would win by a landslide. Shows my news source bias (here, Reddit etc.).

This is a post about determining a specific narrative while conveniently ignoring facts that don't fit said narrative. Confirmation bias is a problem for everyone, both of us are subject to it.

> Confirmation bias is a problem for everyone, both of us are subject to it.

Yeah, of course (personally, some of my own ideas were not confirmed in the last year)

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