One of the weird things about ignoring dissent and shutting out "haters" is that you lose the opportunity to learn things, things which people who agree with yo

One of the weird things about ignoring dissent and shutting out "haters" is that you lose the opportunity to learn things, things which people who agree with you and "love" you would never tell you to your face. It took me a long time to appreciate that. When one acts on a world view, untainted by realities that are disliked or fail to penetrate the echo chamber, the results of those actions are never what was expected. Putin attacking Ukraine, Musk buying Twitter, both events provide excellent examples of "reality" not behaving the way the actor wants, and yet to those at a distance with a wider view of things, they seem utterly predictable outcomes.