🙃 I used to have this disease.

Now I have the disease where I try to present appropriate data and POVs, knowing full well that most people are in no emotional position to accept anything that threatens a pre-existing worldview--but also that there are other people despairing over how little facts seem to matter to most; and that they seem to despair a bit less when they know they're not alone.

So, I present arguments for them.

I call it "pragmatic futility", & I'm definitely in a late stage.

@MLClark I’ll see you at the PFA support group. Being a dog with typing skills I’ll share this sweeping generalization insight about human psychology. Most humans make decisions emotionally and rationalize them later. Emotional appeals are unfortunately more effective than a premise followed by a litany of facts and a conclusion. And bonus points if you confirm or validate people’s biases!

Woof.