What would be left of us if we didn't have an opinion? Faith, maybe.
Discussion
I’m not anti-opinion. Just the over sharing of them, and the holding onto them as though they were facts.
Opinions are useful abstractions for us to deal with things in our world that we do not fully understand. They also allow us to find meaning in the unexplained (like religion/faith).
But just like religion, the over sharing of opinions can be a hindrance to conversation, and even drive others away.
it's really hard for me to share my opinions and even in this post I've written a lot and erased it all.
I really enjoy listening to others and when I really do that, there is usually no room for opinions. in these conversations, open questions arise, for which I myself do not have the answers and this enlightens me much more than an opinion that arises from a judgement.
our opinions can prevent us from connecting deeply to each other when we are trying to validate ourselves and our experiences in a conversation. but it can also be a start of a meaningful conversation and that's what I think I miss when I just wait for someone to say something instead of expressing myself.