Depressive Realism

[dontbenebby]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressive_realism

[greendream17]

Nothing about this is surprising once you understand that your brain is not trying to be happy or sad, but only trying to minimise prediction error.

[dontbenebby → greendream17]

And folks don't like to be told "I told you so".

(Especially if that comes after say... Solarwinds. Or the insurrection.)

[cardosof]

"Skepticism is a shortcut to wisdom"

[dennis_jeeves1 → cardosof]

Well there is the casual armchair skeptic, to which you are alluding to, and then there is a informed skeptic...

[dontbenebby → cardosof]

"It's not paranoia if they're out to get you"

:/

[dennis_jeeves1]

Guess I'm a depressive realist, lol.

I had emailed you a few days back. Not sure if I got the email correct.