The last 4 years has taught me that the majority of society will happily defend any position they once held, even if it’s completely obvious that they are wrong, simply to not have to admit that they were wrong. I don’t know how this tendency has made it into our DNA, but it’s awful.
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I don't understand this either. Why attach ego to your decision making, makes no sense. Life is complicated and hard I change my mind all the time dgaf.
It’s also imprisoning. Letting go of things you were wrong about is so freeing. Might be why so much wisdom of the past warns against pride.
I keep wondering whether that is something that has always been, or is simply a recent phenomena.
Lots of ancient texts and wisdom warn against pride and narcissism. I am pretty sure it’s always been that way.
It’s one of the most frustrating human qualities to interface with. Not everyone is like this but majority are. It’s pathetic.
It’s brutal. Additionally painful is explaining to other people how your views have changed on certain things because of reading or listening to or watching x,y, and z and then being treated like the crazy one.
Being rational and trusting the best available credible evidence makes you appear to be insane to the rest who are actively living with the official lies as their truth. The irony of all this is not lost on me.
It’s a sad disposition.
Thankful for Nostr where others going through the same things can lean on each other.
Amen. While I’d say that trait is way below the societal average on here, it’s still quite prevalent among many.
Definitely still present here but I’ve also connected with people on Nostr who have also independently found credible evidence that leads them to the same conclusions I’ve found. Something that I’ve found very rare among people I know irl. It’s been refreshing and heartening.
I’ve reconnected with a lot of people from hs recently and most of them have not changed their views on seemingly anything.
I don’t understand how tf is that even possible. irl eco chambers?
That is the conundrum.
I’ve reflected on what I used to believe and where I’m at now and I’ve effectively done a 180 on everything I thought I knew as a young man. It’s alienated me from what you’d call a “normal” life and “normal” people but to me that’s not the priority. The priority is finding truth and accepting the most credible information that leads there, despite the difficulties that creates.
It takes courage to go against the official narrative and what (almost) everyone in your life is saying is true. It seems like this is the battle of our time and not many are suited to fight it. But keep it up, I think truth-nodes are more important than they outwardly appear.
Amen to that. Even simple things like explaining why you are healthy and fit, why you’re able to not care so much about your job, why you seem to be at peace when everyone else is agitated, etc. People notice those things and they will want to know the “secret”. Continual reminders that societies ills are caused by the government, not the other side, that inflation is destroying poor people, not rich people, that living in fear is how the govt wants you. Just keep beating the drum, and people around you will start to see it.
Fully agree. The people in my life who I’ve got into Bitcoin saw my conviction, heard me talk about it occasionally (when it made sense to talk about it) and they trust me as a person and my track record. So they eventually asked me about it and then I got them setup from there.
Example is everything. The same has happened with fitness and diet. People see me and learn my age and eventually ask “what do you eat” or “what sort workouts do you do” and it goes from there. In a few years I’ll be retired and that’ll lead to another slew of conversations piqued by example.
Spot on. Love it. Keep up the good work.
Somehow it’s also true that the same percentage will happily change positions if their team does the same without thought or evidence.
Equally as frustrating.
It’s not in the DNA 🧬
Brain washed and best defense for some is to stay on cognitive dissonance. Pity them.
Sad
I've cut contact with people because of this. They're not seeking truth, they're latching on to dogma, to the point where they'd serve their own egos over their relationships. Bye Felicia
Have to sometimes. It’s sad, but needs to be done.
It's easier to fool a man than to convince him he's been fooled.
