As I grew up, I was taught to be factual, accurate, and helpful
All of that has made my life much harder
Teach your kids to lie, teach them that people want to take adavantage of them, and teach them how not to get caught up in that.
People aren’t convinced with facts, they are convinced with resonating emotional appeals.
Teach your kids so they don’t get crippled by the disadvantage of pathological honesty
Wow, I was wrong I thought people changed their minds based on evidence. But based on this evidence, I don’t believe people change their minds based on evidence.
The vast majority of people don’t base their positions on logic or data, but on vibes.
Does anybody have that pic of the Twitter thread that goes like this:
People will change their minds if presented with facts
Research has shown showing people facts opposing their views would actually strengthen those views
I don’t care. I still believe people will change their minds if presented with facts
