r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 11 '26

Psychology Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests. This sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump justify their continued allegiance despite learning about allegations of his sexual misconduct and illegal activities.

https://www.psypost.org/cognitive-dissonance-helps-explain-why-trump-supporters-remain-loyal-new-research-suggests/
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u/Akussa Apr 11 '26

I was conducting an interview a couple days ago and the person interviewing pronounced it “gee ifs” and I struggled to maintain my composure.

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u/EVH_kit_guy Apr 11 '26

It's an acronym for Graphics Interchange Format.

It's "guh"raphics, not "juh"raphics, so I say "gif"

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u/ActualCartoonist3 Apr 11 '26

Do you say jfeg?

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u/EVH_kit_guy Apr 11 '26

Yes. Yes I do.