I think this simplifies a lot by looking at public acceptance of a proposition, rather than literal internal truth. It hurts if you think people will believe it, and that will impact their treatment of you.
The “hurts because it’s true” heuristic is taking a path through “true is plausible”, in order to reinforce the taunt.
I think this simplifies a lot by looking at public acceptance of a proposition, rather than literal internal truth. It hurts if you think people will believe it, and that will impact their treatment of you.
The “hurts because it’s true” heuristic is taking a path through “true is plausible”, in order to reinforce the taunt.