Rhetoric alone won’t help, you need to truly believe because people are marvellous at sensing what you really think, so good that even pick up your doubts and fear even when you manage to delude yourself.
Whatever you expect
Tobbe Gyllebring
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Is it rhetoric or self delusion? Lots of people don’t have particularly good introspective skills and just go along with group think, then they are angry surprised when their lack of congruence becomes an issue.