• scarabic@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    I agree completely. I always assume there are younger folks in the room who haven’t formed an opinion on everything yet.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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      9 hours ago

      It’s the young and the ignorant who have formed opinions on subjects they don’t understand.

      At least a few people learn nuance as they age and gain life experience. It’s far from inevitable, but it does happen.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      It’s not just that, even us old and opinionated people can be swayed when we aren’t in the fight, given we have the wisdom to let ourselves listen to arguments. Especially if we keep seeing similar ideas from those we see as peers. It’s just that when we feel confronted most people (myself included) dig in rather than reevaluate.