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Jason's avatar

Maybe we identify people’s ‘true selves’ with their inner child and by extension, who they were as children — uncorrupted little magical beings of light and goodness.

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Ken's avatar

Theory of mind? I.e. start with the idea that the "other" we are faced with is similar to us, not evil, and proceed from there, adjusting as necessary. Since most people are mostly decent, this mostly works.

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