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Sounds better suited for a "Political Mode" So people who want/ask a lot of politics, they can switch into this mode, and give feedback on it and try to improv

Sounds better suited for a "Political Mode" So people who want/ask a lot of politics, they can switch into this mode, and give feedback on it and try to improve it. My two cents is that peoples personal politics is never swayed by "knowledge" anyway, just by the experiences they gather throughout life, age and the march towards death being front and center. Most people will just seek to confirm bias where ever they feel like, the few who seek deeper understanding and facts will just have to persevere as they always have done, hence why sometimes throughout history we greatly respect that archtype.

Pooge 11mo ago
People will believe/remember/see only what they already believe is true (confirmation bias). Echo chambers of today don't help, either.
techblueberry 11mo ago
> My two cents is that peoples personal politics is never swayed by "knowledge" anyway, just by the experiences they gather throughout life, age and the march towards death being front and center. I feel like it's important to differentiate between two different factors, and I find it interesting that lots of people don't do this but there are: * Values * Policies I'd describe myself pretty far-left in terms of values. Pretty egalitarian, freedom, I want everyone to have a base level of comfort, and I do think on some level it's the governments job to provide that. At the same time though, I'm pretty middle-right in terms of economics. It's not that competition and a capitalist distribution of wealth fits my values, I'd probably be much happier on some level if socialism or communism worked, I just don't think they do. I think the best way to get leftist values is through relatively center-right economic policies. You're probably not going to change my values. There aren't a lot of facts you could put in front of me that would make me stop supporting gay marriage or other typically lefty values. But I am open to almost any argument that lays out how we could achieve those outcomes, and I constantly change my mind about those things.

Pooge 11mo ago

People will believe/remember/see only what they already believe is true (confirmation bias). Echo chambers of today don't help, either.

techblueberry 11mo ago

> My two cents is that peoples personal politics is never swayed by "knowledge" anyway, just by the experiences they gather throughout life, age and the march towards death being front and center. I feel like it's important to differentiate between two different factors, and I find it interesting that lots of people don't do this but there are: * Values * Policies I'd describe myself pretty far-left in terms of values. Pretty egalitarian, freedom, I want everyone to have a base level of comfort, and I do think on some level it's the governments job to provide that. At the same time though, I'm pretty middle-right in terms of economics. It's not that competition and a capitalist distribution of wealth fits my values, I'd probably be much happier on some level if socialism or communism worked, I just don't think they do. I think the best way to get leftist values is through relatively center-right economic policies. You're probably not going to change my values. There aren't a lot of facts you could put in front of me that would make me stop supporting gay marriage or other typically lefty values. But I am open to almost any argument that lays out how we could achieve those outcomes, and I constantly change my mind about those things.