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Originally Posted by vash
Can you be satisfied just knowing you are right?
Or do you need the other person to know they are wrong?
Just curious. My wife and I are exact opposites.
Hint: my wife is always quoting the Dalai Lama.  |
I am mostly satisfied with knowing I am right. The other person, no matter how artfully you explain to them they are wrong, will never see it for a host of reasons. I think the Internet has a lot to do with it these days. The best and worst part of the Internet is that it connects people from all over and creates virtual tribes that are self-affirming. How can you be wrong when 1,000 other people, just like you, are telling you that you are right. And they are just like you! They get you. You are all part of a like-minded tribe. We, we as tribe are right and you and your tribe is wrong. You are wrong. Because people like me tell me I am right. And they affirm that narrative on a constant basis.
Zero critical thinking, 100% emotional affirmation.
Why would you even try to convince someone they are wrong?