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> Think for yourselves. I'm not sure this is a constructive phrase. Others may be different, but I've never managed to work out what it actually means: how is
by SCdF 10y ago
> Think for yourselves.
I'm not sure this is a constructive phrase. Others may be different, but I've never managed to work out what it actually means: how is my thinking not my own, while yours is? What devices or strategies do you have that allow you to think on your own, while I am not doing so?
I feel like that phrase really means: "Don't read the things you're reading, they are wrong, read what I'm reading instead, they are right, because I'm reading them."
> Trump won even though they had totally rigged it against him!
This being an example. Aren't you just parroting what Trump has said to you? There is no evidence of this election being rigged in any direction. If you were "thinking for yourself" you would presumably have been reading direct sources such as studies and reports, as opposed to Trump's twitter feed.
- pcunite 10y agoI meant it as a compliment to the reader. Namely, that you are smart enough to figure out and discover the best path forward. You don't need everyone in the entertainment community to guide you on economic, moral, and national betterment. For that matter, you should not need my comments either, you truly have the capacity to think. I'm only here for conversation, to provide strength and support.