Some people are more or less followers, but we all have it to some degree. You’re more likely to believe a trusted source than someone you’ve never met before. If your best bud tells you a game is good, you likely give it more credit than some random guy on the street, or a guy wearing the t-shirt for a sports team you hate.
Read the comic. It was beautiful. I’m not good at reading so I never furiously googled anything but in my head george had wood teeth. I swear I saw them at the ben franklin institute in jersey. Maybe those were ben franklins. Either way. My mind is protecting the idea of wood teeth for some reason.
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One thing I will say is I’m really happy with my ability to take in new information. I think about all the trans stuff and how kid me would probably furiously reject the notion that a transition is possible. Now, though, when I see examples of it I’m so glad I can just love those people as they are. It’s really hard to be hateful.
People, fortunately, can learn to be accepting. We know it because we exist. Still, bias towards “your people” is an evolutionary adaptation our brains have by default, so I’m not surprised a lot of people don’t grow out of it.
Some people are more or less followers, but we all have it to some degree. You’re more likely to believe a trusted source than someone you’ve never met before. If your best bud tells you a game is good, you likely give it more credit than some random guy on the street, or a guy wearing the t-shirt for a sports team you hate.
edit: I forgot i usually link this comic https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe
it’s a very similar idea
Read the comic. It was beautiful. I’m not good at reading so I never furiously googled anything but in my head george had wood teeth. I swear I saw them at the ben franklin institute in jersey. Maybe those were ben franklins. Either way. My mind is protecting the idea of wood teeth for some reason.
Edit: One thing I will say is I’m really happy with my ability to take in new information. I think about all the trans stuff and how kid me would probably furiously reject the notion that a transition is possible. Now, though, when I see examples of it I’m so glad I can just love those people as they are. It’s really hard to be hateful.
People, fortunately, can learn to be accepting. We know it because we exist. Still, bias towards “your people” is an evolutionary adaptation our brains have by default, so I’m not surprised a lot of people don’t grow out of it.