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I’m going to make an assumption, please forgive me if I’m wrong. I see that debating your ideas energizes you. It fuels your mind and you revel in testing your cognitive limits. As it does for me, but sometimes I just want to chill and relax with people who agree with me. I don’t think it says anything about the conviction of my thoughts, or the willingness to change my mind. It’s simply a balance for me.
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Mike Brock 2y ago

I am just outright fearful of the downsides of groupthink and out-group demonization. I think it's dangerous and leads to dark places.

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Sikto 2y ago

I definitely agree with that. I would argue that this has, and continues to be, one of the root causes of the world’s worse atrocities. I agree with you that online echo chambers fuel it, but I was taking the other side, to see if I could find some benefit to them.