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Low cognition predicts unrealistic optimism. High cognition predicts realism and pessimism. (journals.sagepub.com)
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[โ€“] HeckGazer@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't be too hard on them, it's difficult to read with low cognition

[โ€“] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

See? They're so optimistic that they believe they know the contents of the article through the post title alone!