Anyone that can learn from their mistakes and take in new information that was against their initial beliefs is worthy of praise.
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KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org 3 days ago
Applauded for pulling his head out of his ass. Good news America - we’ve failed.
billwashere@lemmy.world 3 days ago
gerryflap@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Better than keeping his head up his ass. Conspiracy groups can often also be part of community and identity. Changing your mind, therefore, might mean losing a social circle and possibly status that you thought to have. He probably though that he was smarter than 90% of the population, and now he feels like an idiot.
In that scenario, this is the best outcome and it should be applauded. If we don’t reward people for escaping and admitting their wrong, then they could easily get trapped. Why change your mind when it means that nobody likes you anymore and everyone thinks you’re an idiot?
echodot@feddit.uk 3 days ago
The cynical part of me thinks that he’s just trying to make bank as a reformed flat earther, he changed his entire world view in a period of a month. There’s probably more money to be made there. Much easier to get sponsorship deals if you don’t come off as a crazy person.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 days ago
yeah, like going “bigfoot hunting” with your buddies and camcorder. Tell me you don’t believe in Bigfoot when I’ve got the suit halfway on and you don’t get to come on the next road trip.