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Reflections on the intersection of economics, history, politics, psychology and science

Compartmentalization

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a psychological defense mechanism in which thoughts and feelings that seem to conflict are kept separated or isolated from each other in the mind, often defying one’s own moral code or in an effort to avoid cognitive dissonance

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