It is difficult to make someone understand a paradigm that depicts a future in which they do not perceive themselves

If a new paradigm depicts a future that appears to nullify the existential need for the person attempting to learn the paradigm, they will find it exceedingly difficult to understand it. This is an example of “paradigm blindness.”

It is difficult to make someone understand a paradigm that depicts a future in which they do not perceive themselves.

Note that the future may have a place for them in reality. It is their perception that it does not that prevents learning

#metacognition

See also:

• It is difficult to teach a man what he thinks he already knows
• It is difficult to make someone understand what their salary depends on them not understanding
• It is difficult to provide someone with a solution for a problem they do not think they have
• Perception is Reality