Dear Stranger Who Left an Angry, Vapid Comment

You are most likely suffering from cognitive dissonance. It’s nothing to be ashamed of—I suspect everyone experiences it now and then. It’s the mental discomfort that comes from trying to hold two incompatible beliefs. The human brain can’t do that, so it compensates in different ways. A common one is to lash out in anger instead of calmly considering new information. Though cognitive dissonance’s name is…