Good read. Explains Trump's base.

[applegrove]

Link to tweet

[SunSeeker]

1. They won't listen to reason because they're stone cold racists and Trump makes them feel good.

Isn't that it in a nutshell?

[applegrove]

2. They get a dopamine hit by bonding with each other and Trump. It does

imply that. Also that living in complex societies, human beings have a 'my side' bias when they look at things and are not as rational as one would assume. Glad I'm not an insider type person. I would miss the big picture if i was.

[soothsayer]

3. Dopamine is an amazing driver

...of all kinds of human behavior.

Interesting book on the subject (though I’m sure there are many).

https://www.amazon.com/Molecule-More-Chemical-Creativity_and-Determine/dp/1948836580

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Explains US too.

Suppose I presented you with some solid, well established research results that implied that some favorite liberal policy preference was actually a very bad idea. Would that attempt to use reason change any liberal minds? If you said "yes," you're wrong.

The most important thing to do with information about the limitations of human reasoning is to realize, to admit, to fully and completely accept that those limitations apply to us as well, and take whatever steps we can devise to counteract our own blind biases. We all have things that we wish were true, but that aren't.

The truth will set you free. But first it will really piss you off.

As for me, I'm pretty sure that all my beliefs are rock solid and incontrovertible. And I'm sure all we liberals feel the same. (BTW: So do all the MAGA crowd people.)

[uponit7771]

5. It might not change mind until its confirmed with multiple studies for liberals. That's been my ...

... experience is to make sure to give the facts and not soft data from mulitple independent and credintialed sources and left leaning people would change their minds.

A good portion of the right also would at the least shut up with their stupid

[Binkie The Clown]

6. Yeah, you're right

I do recall reading some years ago that when presented with information that contradicted a previously held belief, conservatives tend to respond with an attitude of "that's not true" while liberals tend to respond with an attitude of "I wonder if that's true." Liberals certainly seem to me to be more open-minded.

[applegrove]

10. I think this is true.

[uponit7771]

7. K&R, MAGA Cultist confirmation bias depends ... A LOT ... on group think, A LOT

[MineralMan]

8. Trump's base, yes, but we are all affected by the confirmation bias.

It's important to keep questioning the things we think we know.

[backscatter712]

9. There's no reaching these brain-damaged chuds - they drank the bleach.