Why You’re All Wrong [Politics?]

"LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
07/11/2020 at 16:20 • Filed to: None

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I made the mistake of checking the news this morning. The world has gone insane. More accurately, it has always been insane but we didn’t have 24/7 coverage of how bad it is. A friend/mentor of mine in a WhatsApp group basically told us all to chill out and passed on this article. It explains why we’re all wrong, and why screaming about it on cable news doesn’t help. Great read if you have some time today; because I’m wrong, you’re wrong, and that’s ok.

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Maybe Ford and Chevy, import and domestic, black and white, jeepers and glampers, left and right... can all coexist. Except those bro-trucks with low profile tires and lift kits. They’ll always be wrong, and you can’t change my mind. Have some more “I’m more off-road than you will ever be” planes for your time:

DISCUSSION (24)

barnie > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 16:40

I got my fingers all flexed to type a blistering retort and... damn, I agree with you. So maybe I can blame you for ruining my day? Hrumph. /s

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 16:44

ooo tolstoy...he says some smart stuff...

i keep trying to read his books but then i get annoyed at him for being a smartass and put them away...

dudes probably wrong anyway

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 16:45

Nothing wrong with those Cubbie pics though. And yes, we’re so screwed.

My bird IS the word > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 16:49

There are actually tons of psychological pitfalls to fall in. Our brains are wired to lie to us often, which is why cults are so easy to form. Someone says the right combination of words, plays on your fears and emotions, and they can sucker you into anything.

People ask my why I doubt myself so much. I always say it is what keeps me sane and rational. The minute when you are sure you have the answer is the minute you don't.

LastFirstMI is my name > barnie
07/11/2020 at 17:06

Yeah, it’s more fun to go someplace where almost everyone agrees with you and pounce on the weirdo that disagrees... just look at the FP comment section

LastFirstMI is my name > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
07/11/2020 at 17:10

Yeah I like the first few chapters of his stuff. Not sure I could comment on the rest...

LastFirstMI is my name > My bird IS the word
07/11/2020 at 17:10

The worst surgeon I ever saw was also the most confident. Not a coincidence

ranwhenparked > My bird IS the word
07/11/2020 at 17:22

The most fun are the people who are able to recognize they were wrong, but cling to their prior position anyway, because of how invested they are in it, and because they don’t want to appear to be defeated by or selling out to the opposition. Like 1902, when the socialist candidate for the Chamber of Deputies from Martinique admitted privately that they needed to evacuate due to the volcano, but continued to publicly criticize the governor ’s evacuation proposals as an attempt by the incumbents to steal the election.

jminer > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 17:28

Man those pics are my dream!

Also yes we all surround ourselves in bubbles that confirm ourselves and it’s hard to overcome.

barnie > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 17:31

But go to the weirdo with questions and never disclose your own opinions more than you have. Might learn something...

My bird IS the word > ranwhenparked
07/11/2020 at 17:41

We call these people scumbags.

Jim Spanfeller > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 17:55

“ For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to salve ethnic conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbors than to force them to eat supper together.”

Perhaps it is not difference , but distance that breeds tribalism and hostility. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.”

Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.”

This actually makes a lot of sense to me, and I think it explains why the internet is often such a volatile and hostile place. It’s really easy to form strong negative opinions about people when you’re not actually speaking with them face-to-face. I bet a lot of us wouldn’t be quite as critical or hateful towards people like Donald Trump if we got to actually meet him in person (this is coming from someone who has often disliked Trump in the past). This is why the world seems to have collectively gone insane... We as a species were never meant to interact solely through screens. Screens aren’t real enough.

Beefchips > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 17:56

Its good to be able to defeat your brain. I’ve had many political and social opinions overturned by my friends and especially by my wife . I owe them a lot!

Freakin bushplanes too, man. Rad as hell. Won't convince me otherwise.

fintail > Jim Spanfeller
07/11/2020 at 18:12

1985 Trump might be palatable, in a flamboyant circus showman kind of way . 2020 Trump, I can’t see much of merit even not counting his politics.

LastFirstMI is my name > My bird IS the word
07/11/2020 at 18:14

Or more likely we call them “Il presidente” or “Prime Minister” or “Mr. President” or whatever title Putin uses these days (Emperor?)

Jim Spanfeller > fintail
07/11/2020 at 18:17

All I’m saying is that if you sat down to eat a meal with him, you might feel differently. For me, I imagine he might still rub me the wrong way in the end, but I wouldn’t all-out hate him. Plus, I read the back cover of Mary Trump’s book, and it explains a lot about why Trump is the way he is. He’s still annoying, but I feel like I can show him a bit more sympathy now.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 18:19

One of the first things i tell new employees that I manage - I’m frequently wrong; sometimes it’s because it’s the better way to do something, sometimes it’s because I’m a dumbass. Don’t be afraid to push back a little.

fintail > Jim Spanfeller
07/11/2020 at 18:24

But I don’t like KFC or crispy steaks :)

Maybe if he didn’t speak (much) he could be bearable - how someone with a supposed Wharton degree (even if purchased) can release that prattle is astounding. It might not be him, but the mess he creates - more danger than irritation. No doubt something was amiss in his upbringing, but sympathy is hard to find.

Taylor Martin > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 18:32

It’s a matter of people being too stubborn to change, and with that stubbornness comes the issue of other people flat out refusing to associate with anyone on the other side.

We’re all wrong, every single person, especially the people who think they’re not. I t’d be nice if everyone could see that.

Although I’m probably wrong.

wafflesnfalafel > barnie
07/11/2020 at 18:42

right, and the other party will be more comfortable sharing if they aren’t barraged initially with caustic responses.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 19:36

There’s just some many factors at play these days. We live in a time of information overload. There’s so much media consumption and a huge percent of the population can now add their voice in the vast yonder.

I understand this whole push to make every aspect of online conversation political or societal and I simply don’t like it. There are places for it but not everywhere.

There’s a scene in Death Stranding where the main character wakes up hand cuffed to a bed and is then quickly shown that the handcuffs are actually like a smartphone. It’s actually a really striking revelation to think of phones, computers and TVs like handcuffs.

I’ve really been debating a “No Screen Sunday” Diet where I turn everything off for 36h (like Sat night to Monday morning). Just relinquish and reflect without influence.

My bird IS the word > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 20:23

President for life, totally-not-a-king-pinkie-promise

DipodomysDeserti > LastFirstMI is my name
07/11/2020 at 21:36

You’ve met a surgeon that wasn’t a megalomaniac?

DipodomysDeserti > Jim Spanfeller
07/11/2020 at 21:38

Based on what I know about his diet, I’d probably think even less of him if I had to witness him eat a meal in person.