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Another problem I see is people who change their mind, and then pretend that's always been their position, just completely ignoring previous publications showin
by fullshark 3y ago
Another problem I see is people who change their mind, and then pretend that's always been their position, just completely ignoring previous publications showing their positions have changed. They point to weasel words or emphasize some trivial nuances to pretend like it's not a contradiction, or worse, just simply ignore the evidence that they've switched their position.
- larperdoodle 3y agoUnfortunately it seems to be viewed as hypocrisy to disagree with your own past opinions.
- ceejayoz 3y agoDepends on the context a bit. It might be a tad hypocritical not to wrestle with how you got it so wrong previously, and why this time is different. There might be some frustration with the "it happened to me and now I get it!" converts who've often had others desperately try to get them to understand prior.
- 8note 3y agoMy dad does that, but he gets a lot of value out of it. When I'd tail him around work, he'd switch opinions to match the last person he was arguing with. The old opinion was already debunked, so theres no need to consider it