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Episode 2086 Scott Adams: SCOTUS Rules On Abortion Pill, Trans "Regret" Is Way Lower Than You Think

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The Effects of Decision Making on Cognitive Dissonance

A lot of people say I wish I hadn't gotten that surgery yeah there are a lot of surgeries where you can't be sure it's gonna work so a lot of people just end up regretting it but the less than 1% number is complete bullshit right. If you make a decision so fundamental to yourself like your identity it's not your knee is you and if you define your entire existence on this planet with one medical procedure then odds are that your brain will tell you you made the right decision why because that's how brains work, he says. A small trivial decision that you get wrong  you'll easily say oh I fucked that up even though in your mind you think is right

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