4 ms·
I've been ridiculed for stating verifiable facts, even by teachers. There's something about people when you challenge something they believe to be true or untru
by FriedrichN 6y ago
I've been ridiculed for stating verifiable facts, even by teachers. There's something about people when you challenge something they believe to be true or untrue, they'll immediately resort to ridiculing the person stating it.
I always try to avoid doing this myself and ask how they came to their conclusion. If the answer is "do your own research" however, as is very popular with the 'skeptic' community, I discard it immediately.
- zarkov99 6y agoThis happens all the time. Many axioms people take for granted have been arrived at by simple osmosis coupled with a desire to conform. Truly independent thought can lead you to conclusions that are simply unacceptable in polite company. This can make you rich but it can also cancel you.
- optimiz3 6y agoLike getting downvoted on HN for proposing TSLA or Bitcoin as good investments over the past 10 years.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- deedree 6y agoI think it's called Cognitive Dissonance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
- tnel77 6y agoI have a theory that is related, but a little bigger in a sense. Essentially, I think people desperately cling to what they know. You can lose your job, your spouse, and your hair, but you know what you know. You (hopefully) will always have that. So when someone tries to take away something that was supposed to be yours forever, people get extremely defensive. I have witnessed this in politics a lot in the past decade.