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> find something else to talk about Not sure if you clicked on the links or have any first hand experience with this phenomenon, but that's exactly the problem
by teawrecks 5y ago
> find something else to talk about
Not sure if you clicked on the links or have any first hand experience with this phenomenon, but that's exactly the problem: conservative family members always find a way to steer the conversation back to politics. They don't live in the real world anymore, everything relates back to their political outrage. And if you do anything but agree with them, they immediately become defensive and act like you started attacking them for no reason. The only option is to pretend you're in a room full of tourettes patients who can't help what they're saying and shouldn't be taken seriously.
- mistermann 5y agoTechnically, from a strict neuroscience perspective, no one really lives in the real world. Rather we perceive and conceptualize reality through our senses and a complex "biological AI", where much of the processing is beyond our perception or understanding. Likely many things you consider normal or acceptable would be considered otherwise by reasonable people from other cultures, and they would perceive you as being the wrong one, although these things vary in magnitude and kind.
- starik36 5y ago> conservative family members That's a pretty gross generalization. I've been privy to my woke relatives just going on and on about Trump. > find a way to steer the conversation back to politics Being direct worked for me. Your mileage may vary. "Do you mind if we talk about something else? I'd rather not discuss politics."