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I'm sorry, maybe this is arrogant, but I can't learn something from everyone who has a different worldview. There are topics like climate change where most peop

by wsy 8y ago

I'm sorry, maybe this is arrogant, but I can't learn something from everyone who has a different worldview. There are topics like climate change where most people's stances follow stereotypes. If I encounter such a stereotype, I'm 99.9% sure I won't find anything new. In these cases, I rather spend some time with more interesting diversions from my worldview than the one I already know so well. This is not about people with another opinion being bad/stupid/crazy/lazy. Maybe they are right and I am wrong. It is about repetition, and myself focusing on stuff I don't know yet.

coldtea 8y ago
>I'm sorry, maybe this is arrogant, but I can't learn something from everyone who has a different worldview. There are topics like climate change where most people's stances follow stereotypes. If I encounter such a stereotype, I'm 99.9% sure I won't find anything new. You don't need (and I didn't ask) to learn "something from everyone who has a different worldview". But you (or, at least, an active citizen) needs to learn why tons of people share the same different worldview. E.g. why is there a dissent on "climate change" being real. And the circular non-answers to those questions, like "because they follow stereotypes" or "because they're dumb" are not insightful.
- wsy 8y ago
  It is very true that one should try to find out why so many people share a different worldview. However, reading the 1000th climate change proponent or opponent won't help in this goal, "because they follow stereotypes". And I never claimed to explain the different world views with "because they follow stereotypes", I explained my own behavior with this statement. Finally, "because they're dumb" is not insightful. But "because they were lured by simplifying propaganda, and this is because they haven't learned to analyze complex situations" can be a valid explanation.

by wsy 8y ago

coldtea 8y ago

>I'm sorry, maybe this is arrogant, but I can't learn something from everyone who has a different worldview. There are topics like climate change where most people's stances follow stereotypes. If I encounter such a stereotype, I'm 99.9% sure I won't find anything new. You don't need (and I didn't ask) to learn "something from everyone who has a different worldview". But you (or, at least, an active citizen) needs to learn why tons of people share the same different worldview. E.g. why is there a dissent on "climate change" being real. And the circular non-answers to those questions, like "because they follow stereotypes" or "because they're dumb" are not insightful.

wsy 8y ago
It is very true that one should try to find out why so many people share a different worldview. However, reading the 1000th climate change proponent or opponent won't help in this goal, "because they follow stereotypes". And I never claimed to explain the different world views with "because they follow stereotypes", I explained my own behavior with this statement. Finally, "because they're dumb" is not insightful. But "because they were lured by simplifying propaganda, and this is because they haven't learned to analyze complex situations" can be a valid explanation.