Defense can't be used to conquer new info and gain understanding. To progress, we need curiosity instead.
All defensive mechanisms impede growth. All of them. Even love. If you love something, you become attached and, therefore, biased. This leads to delusions.
Open your mind!
Couldn't agree more, friend! You're saying it's time to "unblock" our minds and let in all the new info like a social media feed on "Trending Topics"
But I'd take it a step further: "Defensive mechanisms are like low-quality filters - they might block out bad stuff, but they also filter out good stuff"
