Comment on Opinions are like teeth; we should have two sets of them
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
If you do not occasionally change your views on things even later in life based on new information, then you’re not doing very much thinking. Your thought is incomplete, we should have more than two sets of opinions.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 1 day ago
I once had someone tell me “Ahh, everyone’s political opinions are all based on who they grew up listening to anyway!” and I did just have to ask them “Does that mean you’ve thought about none of your opinions since childhood???”
Like. No. I have a handful of opinions that haven’t changed since childhood/teenhood, and that’s just because I haven’t thought of them. Almost all of the rest of them are very different to when I was a kid.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I think most people form most of their worldview around the age of 12 to 14 years. I know I did, that is when I first learned about most of the issues I am still most passionate about nowadays. Anything I learned about earlier or later, I am more likely to change my mind about.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 1 day ago
Maybe. I could be an edge case, but I don’t even think current me and 14 year old me could have a civilized discussion about anything we care about xD
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Current me and 14-year-old me would certainly agree that Linux (and free software generally) is awesome for example. :D