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> how hard is it to just agree? I agree with conservatives and liberals even when they are saying ridiculous things. It sucks you feel you have to do that just
by Moodles 5y ago
> how hard is it to just agree? I agree with conservatives and liberals even when they are saying ridiculous things.
It sucks you feel you have to do that just to survive your job. That's a toxic culture. These woke types feel you should bring your whole self to work, express yourself freely etc. One rule for me, another for thee. Agreeing with someone's worldview everyday when you actually disagree is bad for your ego. What's good for your ego is being authentic. I get what you mean about the need to be right all the time is a sign of a weak ego though. Though I don't have that, which is why I mostly don't bother talking about politics at work.
> "Oh yeah, I totally know what you are saying"
> "mmm hmmm"
> "Interesting I hadnt thought about it like that before".
That's different to actually agreeing. I would never explicitly agree with someone just to placate them at work. How do you think I've survived San Francisco for the last three years? I usually go with agreeing when I actually agree and not bothering to talk about it if I don't think they're mature enough to handle me disagreeing, which is pretty often. But I'm never, ever, going to agree with someone's drastically different worldview just to do my job that's totally unrelated. Nobody should have to put up with that.