Forgoing Political Threads

[OdinHades]

VGPolyglot said:

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1. I also engaged in political threads as a way to attempt to change people's opinion, as I saw an alarming number of people who spouted views and beliefs that I considered to be very dangerous. However, I've come to the conclusion that no amount of effort, sources, time

 

If you want to change the opinion from someone, you first need to get friends with that person. You need to earn some amount of trust. Otherwise they will ignore everything you say, just because of the simple fact that they don't like you. It's stupid but also human. Changes in the minds of people need to happen slowly and the people need to feel good about it. 

That said, it's a wise decision to not talk about politics sometimes. It can really get to your head and even lead to depressions and whatnot because this world is so damn fucked up. So it's good to take a rest every now and then from those discussions. They are about the most toxic discussions you will ever find.