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by tc313 1620 days ago
It’s called cognitive dissonance.

> According to this theory, when two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent with each other, people do all in their power to change them until they become consistent. [0]

In this case, OP didn’t like Saget but admired Macdonald — who DID like Saget. OP resolved this conflict by admiring Saget as well.

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance