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[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The human brain is more of a "rationalization engine" than anything else

Just no. Some people tend to rationalize everything, sometimes post-factum, that much is true, but the quoted statement is just wrong.

First and foremost, our brain is emotional and impulsive. Consciousness and rationalization comes after, as speech is a learned skill, and we use speech to rationalize in the first place.

False pretenses are a thing, but it exists to deceive a larger group of people for the benefit of a smaller one. And yes, it means that the deceiver can be the sole beneficiary, even if often than not it isn't the case.