This time on The Good World we're talking about cognitive dissonance — what it is, why matters, and how it's human beings great delusion. I do my best to cut through the academic/psychology jargon to simplify the way we "resolve cognitive dissonance", which as I explain, just means telling ourselves a story to avoid emotional discomfort.Then later in the video, I explain how our need to resolve cognitive dissonance in a weird, roundabout way is actually related to artificial intelligence (and the possible robot apocalypse that comes with it). Media referenced in this episode:"You Look Like a Thing and I Love You" by Janelle Shane (https://www.janelleshane.com/book-you-look-like-a-thing)AI Weirdness Blog:https://www.aiweirdness.com/ai-generated-utopias/https://www.aiweirdness.com/ai-generated-valentines-cards/_______Patreon: https://patreon.com/goodworldIntro video animation by Deborah Pinkney (https://www.deborahpinkney.com/)