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Because it's lazy, and most people don't care enough about any issue to have nuisanced thoughts about a topic. And If they ever did any conversation would break

Because it's lazy, and most people don't care enough about any issue to have nuisanced thoughts about a topic. And If they ever did any conversation would break down to A or B. Plus its easier to sell to and manipulate money from both sides. I try to have conversation about complex issues all the time and those conversations never advance past basic talking points that any person who spent time actually looking into any topic would not reduce down to a binary answer. Half the people I talk with think I'm super liberal and the other half think Im super conservative and it stems usually from the first interaction Ive had with people where Ive tried to advance a topic to beyond repeating the same lame talking points, but it really never gets past first base.

RealityVoid 3y ago
People generally don't like to think deeply about things. I get it. It's uncomfortable and emotionally draining. It really requires attention and focus. So most people don't practice it and don't get good at it and simply don't like it. And they sometimes their approach might even be right. Since, you know... A lot of the things you think about or talk about don't _really_ matter. So you might as well talk about more trivial but lighter things. I know that I really love to deep dive into things and pick things apart. But my girlfriend hates it when I get like that, so I learned to understand her point as well.
InexSquirrel 3y ago
It feels in part that people like to have opinions, but also lack real information or insight to have a deep conversation about something - hence just breaking it down into basic blobs. That said for topics I do have some more in-depth understanding (and opinions on), I've started to find discussions around them to be... draining. People seem to want to argue or 'discuss' things heatedly, but that's it. It never leads anywhere or to any meaningful change in behaviours. Not that I'm trying to influence anyone, but it just feels like arguing for the sake of arguing. I'd rather just keep to myself at that point.

RealityVoid 3y ago

People generally don't like to think deeply about things. I get it. It's uncomfortable and emotionally draining. It really requires attention and focus. So most people don't practice it and don't get good at it and simply don't like it. And they sometimes their approach might even be right. Since, you know... A lot of the things you think about or talk about don't _really_ matter. So you might as well talk about more trivial but lighter things. I know that I really love to deep dive into things and pick things apart. But my girlfriend hates it when I get like that, so I learned to understand her point as well.

InexSquirrel 3y ago

It feels in part that people like to have opinions, but also lack real information or insight to have a deep conversation about something - hence just breaking it down into basic blobs. That said for topics I do have some more in-depth understanding (and opinions on), I've started to find discussions around them to be... draining. People seem to want to argue or 'discuss' things heatedly, but that's it. It never leads anywhere or to any meaningful change in behaviours. Not that I'm trying to influence anyone, but it just feels like arguing for the sake of arguing. I'd rather just keep to myself at that point.