Comment by dwoldrich
21 hours ago
> If there was nuance, please provide it.
I'm just not locked in good guy, bad guy mode. As I said, I'm apprehensive about what Musk does.
I think a lot of people think that Musk betrayed them and their politics and so everything he touches is automatically el diablo. The anti-woke Twitter thing was the last straw because it meant a hit against their moral superiority. I will just say that when lots of people thought he was a good guy, I was apprehensive about him then too.
> generalizations and a very narrow take on the world
Generalizations also means I can be open to new ideas, if you want to be charitable to me.
> I would love nothing more than to improve my world view through argumentation
I don't believe it is possible to change anyone's deep set ideas. I have come to the conclusion that trying to is hurtful/spiteful.
Musk being a "bad guy" or "good guy" has zero to do with my comment, that's not adding any nuance. Also, "betrayal" of views has noting to do with my comment.
I think you were reaching for the word "nuance" without even reading my comment for what it says and the claims within.
> I don't believe it is possible to change anyone's deep set ideas. I have come to the conclusion that trying to is hurtful/spiteful.
That is a deeply pernicious belief. People change their deeply held views all the time. I have mostly consistent values, but those values lead to changing my views quite often.
Anybody that doesn't change their views is not worth talking to on any matter. What's the point? If a person's views can't change they can't share anything true because the chances of happening across the right views from the start is zero, so there's practically zero that can be learned from the person. And there's no changing their views either!
Strong views, loosely held...