DA22

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This reminds me of a quote from Caméra Café (don't laugh, I'm a fan).
Very literal translation:
Sylvain: "Hervé, have you ever done something in your interest but against your conscience?"
Hervé: "Never! It's one of my core values!"
Sylvain: "Ok..." goes away
Hervé (alone): "My conscience always listens to my interest. It's a core value..." *cackle*
True, not even close to the complete extent of my argument, but our own interest is often a core value even if we hide that fact from ourselves. :p
 

TomberryDude

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True, not even close to the complete extent of my argument, but our own interest is often a core value even if we hide that fact from ourselves. :p
Well, unless you're like me and you have a very unhealthy habit of putting your interest dead fucking last so people will like you maybe.
 
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DA22

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Well, unless you're like me and you have a very unhealthy habit of putting your interest dead fucking last so people will like you maybe.
Well then it may be wise to seek out some help for that. Not to shame you or anything, but I have some personal experience with that problem and it is not something you can deal with yourself. Even then though your subconcious will still take your needs into consideration, just you have completely no control over that.
 

TomberryDude

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Well then it may be wise to seek out some help for that. Not to shame you or anything, but I have some personal experience with that problem and it is not something you can deal with yourself. Even then though your subconcious will still take your needs into consideration, just you have completely no control over that.
It is and I do. It's just not something I can fix very quickly, even with help. Also, no. Outside of survival instinct I have have no regard or esteem for my own self whatsoever. Subconscious or otherwise.
 

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*looks innocent!*
Uhh....

Just *looks innocent*, not *is innocent*? Is your halo slipping? :unsure: :whistle:
Beat me to it.

Thanks. A slightly mawkish example but the best one I could think of to show that even experts sometimes can be overcome by bias.
True. Being cognizant of that is the first step towards recognizing when it happens, although that recognition is often too late. Hindsight is 20/20? More like hindsight is a fucking electron microscope. Given the way Notty writes I wouldn't be surprised if the MC (and others) look back after they've solved the problem (assuming they do) and kick themselves for being blind to it in the first place.
 
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