0 sats \ 2 replies \ @SwearyDoctor 7 Oct \ on: Why it is difficult for us to change our minds❓ 🤔 ideasfromtheedge
What's missing from these "psychology-leaning" explanations is always the social context.
A huge part of why it's so difficult is that we socialize, and tie ourselves to friends, families, and groups, by the way we think about things. In these circles, some ways of thinking are normal, others are a bit outside but tolerated, others are beyond the pale.
On a larger social context, this is the Overton window, but this is a bit narrow - because the views you can hold in public are different from the ones you can safely hold and express among friends, among a certain in-group, etc.
Once you recognize how your social bonds are infused with this, it's quite easy to see why changing your mind is so difficult: yo are literally remaking the fabric of your bonds, and in the process, you might weaken or lose them.
This is used in propaganda, when certain viewpoints are smeared as beyond the pale in whichever way; partof cancel culture is making certain viewpoints so "toxic", publicly, that it creates pressure on your friends and family to either try to "re-convert" you to the "safe" viewpoint, or drop you if they can't.
This is why it's so important to have in-groups to support your viewpoints.
Thank you for this magnificent response loaded with a good informative dart.
Understanding your explanation, social groups are very necessary where you can learn and understand new necessary aspects.
For this reason I have literally distanced myself from my old social circle, they are all more normie than me, and they do not understand the things I work or study and it is absolutely difficult to get the message across to them.
And on the contrary, there is SN. A social section where you can get value just by reading opinions and where our opinion finds light and value among other users. Our internal group to validate our opinions and nourish our curiosity and desire to learn more.
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