> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 6 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Does cognitive dissonance increase your capacity for endurance]] #TO/EXPLORE/RESEARCH It feels like the people who are under the most pressure are often the ones who can put up with the most. This might be more related to the [[Hierarchy of needs]] than [[cognitive dissonance]] [[Knowledge of an unjust world is painful]] and [[The injustice of endurance|An expectation of endurance is abuse]], but these are views that I am only able to hold because of my place of privilege. Not only are most people expected to endure, they are required by their [[material conditions]] to do so. ^[This is why I find the idea of [[radical freedom]] to be so odd. Even the most simple of social situations we are bound to norms and expectations.] This may be part of:: [[The materialistic view of religions examines why humans invented and clung to religion]] as this could explain:: [[Faith is an abstraction of cognitive dissonance]]. This is also part of:: [[Realism must acknowledge optimism's existence and effectiveness]]. Even if the change we need to see feels unachievable, living with the [[cognitive dissonance]] of believing it will happen anyways is how:: you [[Be the change you want to see in the world]] On the flip side, [[You can't blame people for failing to rise above their circumstances]] because of this exact reason. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[cognitive dissonance]], [[human advancement]], [[progress]]