Drop Bear@DropBear@theblower.au
We're not talking to each other @crouton@aus.social
There's an old joke that goes:
If reality conflicts with worldview, then reality must be wrong.
Minds aren't changed by facts.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/2/14/6-rules-for-actually-changing-peoples-minds
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@crouton@aus.social
@DropBear@theblower.au I think that article neatly summarises things- there's a lot of evidence across different academic areas that says the same thing, and it certainly matches up with personal experience.
Article in question:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/2/14/6-rules-for-actually-changing-peoples-minds
The same mechanisms at play also applies to spread of conspiracies, and it feels like it may have hit some sort of critical mass in the US (still building up here in Oz). Its certainly going to take a lot of effort to unwind- effort that could well have been used for so much more - oh I don't know, maybe tackling climate change?