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We’re Half Blind Until We Work With The Unconscious.
When rationality and data can’t fully make sense of the world it’s time to check in with what we can’t see.
There’s an odd inversion that happens when you start to see the world through the lens of the unconscious.
Unexplainable phenomena, the election of certain presidents, suddenly make some sense. People take on the hues of angels, saviors, and devils. All depending on how the unconscious hangs its projections and myths upon them.
Conversations take on new light.
We can see where a person’s conscious mind discusses what it knows and glimpse where the unconscious keeps them blind.
For instance, if you’re having a debate on the internet (and I’m sorry if you are) you may realize that no matter how much data you present the other person doesn’t often change their mind.
Even more frustrating, they challenge the point you care about least and ignore the ones you find most important.
The problem here is that our brains sort information in a biased manner. Yes, some rhetoricians are simply being jerks and ignoring good information.
