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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by angelzen on Saturday September 04, 2021 @04:14PM (#28418665)
OP: 'How many divisions does Kendi have?'.

[Side conversation] As to the why question, consider:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-blame/201709/...

> Willful ignorance occurs when individuals realize at some level of consciousness that their beliefs are probably false, or when they refuse to attend to information that would establish their falsity.

> In contrast to this sort of willful ignorance, self-deception occurs when individuals believe false things with complete conviction.

We are all subject to these kinds of cognitive biases. The best we can hope is to learn some of our own and try to avoid them. Likely we will fail most of the time :(

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by zepto on Saturday September 04, 2021 @04:49PM (#28419029)
> Willful ignorance occurs when individuals realize at some level of consciousness that their beliefs are probably false, or when they refuse to attend to information that would establish their falsity.

It’s not always clear what is willful ignorance, and what is a rhetorical device.

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