• knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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    4 months ago

    Indeed, it’s always nice when folks stick around long enough to really understand the weirdness that is an ADHD/Autistic person’s idea of a realistic perspective on politics.

    It doesn’t seem to matter how accurate my models are, most folks (regardless of their politics) just want to hear their own opinions reflected back at them. And I get it, it’s frustrating when reality contradicts the assumptions one has held as the truth, but I’ve never been able to understand how folks can get so emotionally invested in an idea of how the world works that they take personal offense to the existence of contradictory evidence. XD

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      It’s really hard to admit when one’s world view is not what it seems. I’ve been there, and at the beginning it was hard to do. But it gets easier with time. Enlightening, even.

      I will debate you to death if I am truly convinced that I am right. But if you prove me wrong, for me that’s an awesome moment, and I’ll feel like I learn something truly new.