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>Objectively flawed thinking needs to be nipped in the bud I'm looking at this sentence in the light of my current struggles dealing with the irrationalities o

>Objectively flawed thinking needs to be nipped in the bud I'm looking at this sentence in the light of my current struggles dealing with the irrationalities of so many things. I've spent enough lifespan pointing out the simplest logical falacies to no avail. Heck I lost my last job because I wouldn't shut up about my stupid desire for any sql isolation mode other than "read uncommitted" from our developers. Sure, objectively flawed thinking doesn't seem to be that desireable, but its popular, people like what we would think is "objectively flawed thinking" or worse yet, can be talked into it by their local snake handling baptist preachers. I tried a few times talking politics for instance with friends and family but I can only quote facts from the best sources I can muster. What good is that if all my best sources of information isn't from you know who, or more importantly, when these folks believe you know who's assertion about what is "fake news"? The worst are the baptists, because they can believe practically any nonsense from their preacher because what baptist preacher is considered faulty by their own congregation? I do applaud folks who still have hope, but its a condescending sort of applause, you know the old southern "bless your heart" or whatever your regional equivalent is.

cedws 1y ago
I can completely empathise with that. I think a hard lesson I’ve had to learn at some point is that people just don’t want to debate or have hard conversations because it exerts mental effort. Most don’t have a drive to discover the “truth” or arrive at the most optimal solution. This makes you the enemy when you try to engage them, even if it’s not something they’re particularly invested in. In addition many people have an immature mentality where changing their position and adopting yours is losing. They see it as a battleground.

cedws 1y ago

I can completely empathise with that. I think a hard lesson I’ve had to learn at some point is that people just don’t want to debate or have hard conversations because it exerts mental effort. Most don’t have a drive to discover the “truth” or arrive at the most optimal solution. This makes you the enemy when you try to engage them, even if it’s not something they’re particularly invested in. In addition many people have an immature mentality where changing their position and adopting yours is losing. They see it as a battleground.