I can count on one hand the number of people I know who have ever considered counter arguments to their own points.
Relatively speaking, logical reasoning to justify decisions/beliefs is a new concept for humans. Its not built in for us. The vast majority of people make a decision based on their feelings and then try and find arguments to defend it after the fact. And they'll latch onto whatever shit you give them - no matter how stupid or flawed.
And even when they have good arguments, they don't know why those arguments are better than others. Its often just entirely coincidental that they have such a strong argument backing up their feelings.
Just because both positions aren't equal, doesnt mean the average person from both sides isnt equally illogical. It just so happens that one of them has lucked into being right.
I agree with you, but this is tangential to my comment.
I speak regarding those that make decisions (such as the party leaders, their cabinet members, and their major donors), not the average person that barely makes decisions in their own life.
I can count on one hand the number of people I know who have ever considered counter arguments to their own points.
Seems intellectually boring. I know plenty of people that don't consider counter arguments, but most of them consciously choose to stay in their own lanes, their own fields of expertise.
but most of them consciously choose to stay in their own lanes, their own fields of expertise.
I think that is somewhat the thrust of not voting being an option, as well as why most political conversation and commentary (and in a sense the systems that flow from them) aren't worth much: everyone thinks this is a lane they deserve to be in, when it is rarely so, as per the parent comment's point of them never really thinking through their positions.
A good point. I've certainly found myself getting out of my lane from time to time. Those moments in conversations that I have paused and realized I had no business speaking on the subject matter, when just moments before I was speaking with confidence.
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u/freecodeio 4d ago
I just realized this by the video. They're clearly communicating and seeing the big picture together.