I don't disagree with you, I just think the simple “I’ll do this while it’s mandated.." self talk IS the dissonance effect. Afterall, there is NO REASON to wear masks. It is well established in research. This IS extreme. This is people justifying, not masks per se, but the forcing of masks must be worn, against all evidence and their own desires.
There is no science to support the wearing of masks. Nobody wants to wear them.
The research says you will, on doing this illogical forced thing, automatically make allowances for the forcing not the thing. You know the thing is useless, but you do it anyway. Then as you say you do the simple thing “I’ll do this while it’s mandated but as soon as it’s not I’m taking it off” That’s it.
Integrity demands you not do that. That's what freedom, and self ownership MEANS.
No, you’re stretching truths to extremes.
Cognitive dissonance is a thing , it doesn’t mean what you think it does though. The outcome isn’t always “now I love masks”
If you force some who hates public speaking into public speaking they won’t suddenly love it.
People rationalise and justify it.
The justification for masks may be as simple as “I’ll do this while it’s mandated but as soon as it’s not I’m taking it off” That’s it.
I don't disagree with you, I just think the simple “I’ll do this while it’s mandated.." self talk IS the dissonance effect. Afterall, there is NO REASON to wear masks. It is well established in research. This IS extreme. This is people justifying, not masks per se, but the forcing of masks must be worn, against all evidence and their own desires.
There is no science to support the wearing of masks. Nobody wants to wear them.
The research says you will, on doing this illogical forced thing, automatically make allowances for the forcing not the thing. You know the thing is useless, but you do it anyway. Then as you say you do the simple thing “I’ll do this while it’s mandated but as soon as it’s not I’m taking it off” That’s it.
Integrity demands you not do that. That's what freedom, and self ownership MEANS.
I think it is central.