im too old now and I would't qualify for NSF/DoE/DoD grants because I dropped out a decade ago
i am just not competitive
Left a 1 star review on your homo code
higher ed in the US is just something for mediocre foreigners now
Thats what they call rationalization
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson is packed with striking quotes about self-justification, cognitive dissonance, and how people protect their egos even in the face of obvious mistakes. Here are some of the most powerful and thought-provoking quotes from the book:
On Self-Justification and Denial
"Most people, when directly confronted with evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more tenaciously."
"Self-justification is more powerful than lies and facts. It blinds us to the possibility that we were wrong."
On Cognitive Dissonance
"Cognitive dissonance is a state of tension that occurs when a person holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent."
"Dissonance reduction operates like a thermostat, keeping our self-esteem bubbling along on high."
On Personal Responsibility and Growth
"Admitting we were wrong is painful; yet it is the door to growth."
"The road to wisdom is paved with excesses. The mark of a wise person is not that they never make a mistake, but that they learn from their mistakes, don't repeat them, and take responsibility for them."
On Justice and False Memories
"Memory is reconstructive. We rewrite our memories the way novelists rewrite their stories— to fit the meaning we give to our experiences."
"The engine of self-justification... allows people to convince themselves that they are ethical and kind when they are doing something cruel and self-serving."
On Institutional and Systemic Denial
"When officials are given the choice between saving face and saving lives, they will choose to save face."
"When you commit yourself to a belief or course of action, it becomes part of your self-image—and that makes it much harder to admit error."
These quotes illustrate the book’s central thesis: we all make mistakes, but our instinct to protect our egos can make us double down on those mistakes rather than correct them—often with damaging consequences.
Want a list of quotes more focused on a specific topic like politics, relationships, or science denial?
It's obvious there's heavy shame surrounding the events of 2017 and they're negatively affecting your attitude and behaviors. You're ashamed but also afraid to make things right and succeed.
Do they even have colleges in alabama
there's no point in spending time doing anything in algebraic topology if you have any interest in applied fields is what I'm getting at. I looked at it 5~ years ago
Rationalization
Theres no time to do anything if you really trick yourself well enouhh
It's useless ■■■■■■ I have looked at the research and what became of it.
The best time to take a shit was 120 hours ago. The second best time is now
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What, do you want to go do algebraic topology at Palantir? because that's the only people who probably still have people who do something related to it
So philosophical. Not enough it is what it is
Keep LARPing bro
Learning things for the sake of it. Not for VCs
If you are learning things for their utility you are either poor in money or in spirit.
Keep LARPing bro. Learn OCaml and I'm sure Jane Street will hire you with your Chillhouse success.
You're a r*tard. Up until Big Science and the creation of the Science Deep State people learned and researched stuff so they could do things in the world. Not squander grant money going to conferences in Milan and publish nothingburger papers with citation rings.