Never meet your heroes - by DavidXYu - XY-Wise
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or the logic behind it and what to do about it
Suppose you hear me say: "Oh man, let me tell you something about Warhammer. When Horus Heresy stole the 40,000 Warhammers, I really felt for Robert Guilliman." What would you think? Alternatively, if you heard me say: "My girlfriend seemed to really like the new salicylic acid cleanser she bought. Maybe I'll gift her the serum next along with a nice moisturizer since she's running out." What would you think now? Suppose you heard me say both of these statements in the same conversation—what would you then think about me? There's a certain kind of inference we are always making, the…
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