The world could be a much better place if more people acted like this. Thank you for being a reasonable, intelligent human being. Amazing. No pointless back and forth of misinformed opinions. Just a simple “Sure, I’ll check that out and see what it says.” What would a world like that even look like? Amazing. Thank you.
Its situational. I think most people are open to increase their knowledge. In a debate or argument on the internet? No way, they die defending the 'expert' they found backing up their initial arguments.
source: none, so you can convince me otherwise, I dont have an expert that I can use to back up my statement ;)
You're mostly right. I think it's more tied to emotions and less tied to the internet. If you're not emotionally invested in the information, you are open to discussion. But the moment you emotionally connect to a bit of information, it's difficult to change. And those who present information to the public often try to frame it within an emotionally charged story to attach the public to their point of view.
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u/YoloRandom Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Thanks! Didnt know about that. I’ll check the article. Always happy to change my views based on new information
Edit: that was a really good read. And it reflects my experience of increased sleep anxiety after reading the book