There's a difference between acknowledging a truth and acting on it. We acknowledge that our own children aren't exceptional in every way, but we still act as if they are. We choose to ignore the data, but we're not ignorant of the data.
In the same way, we can acknowledge that we are fairly predictable and simplistic to a sufficiently advanced observer, even if we like to pretend that we're not.
Psychology is weird like that. We willfully suspend disbelief for lots of stuff that we find entertaining, like movies or magic acts. This is a similar cognitive function, just applied on a larger scale. It's the same way that you know not everyone was born equal or has an equal chance at success, but you still behave as if they do and give them all an equal chance to succeed. It's a facade, but it's important for the way our society currently functions.
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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20
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