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[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Had a friend once who played Bioshock, went hard into Randian Objectivism, and then became convinced his cognitive dissonance was a superpower.

After he told me this, I started distancing myself from him and swore off amphetamines

[–] NPa@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

and then became convinced his cognitive dissonance was a superpower.

Is this like when wooks experience empathy for the first time on molly and decide that they're indigo star-child empaths with psychic powers?

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago

Is this like when wooks experience empathy for the first time on molly and decide that they're indigo star-child empaths with psychic powers?

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Might as well have been

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

and then became convinced his cognitive dissonance was a superpower.

It is just how they interpret Will to Power, and it's really common among the hardcore and neophyte libertarians. It is necessary to remain libertarian because reality always negatively verify their ideas.