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[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I’d say this is part of the “zeal of the convert” phenomenon, where someone who converts to a belief tends to be more fanatical than someone raised in that belief.

Why am I instantly thinking of people who read a book that made them decide to stop smoking?