#open mindedness

I've known artists who've limited their character design and understanding of anatomy because of rigid convictions to the gender binary, I've known musicians who've limited and underestimated the impact of rap and hip-hop, poetry and lyricism, because "that's ghetto shit," I've known students who've limited themselves thinking that philosophical schools of thought like confucianism and panpsychism weren't worth their time because of modern academic philosophy's bias towards eurocentrism, I've known people who don't know how to detach themselves from the things they research or entertain ideas that don't align with the notions they've preconceived, people who've never considered religion and mythology from the context of how stories influence our society because "it doesn't matter if it's not real," or "it's a sin if it's not mine."

I know we're on the internet, I know we normally can't see the other person's face, but they're still people! Male and female users alike should still be respected. So show some restraint or be patient. Don't be rude, don't be demanding, and make sure you're not saying something so sexual that it's discomforting. Even if there's a small chance you'll cross the line with what you say, think on it or don't do it at all. It's not difficult. I just ran into at least three or four posts addressing overly sexual asks or replies and DMs by an audience member who is so impatient or out of patience that he got mad, when it's not somebody refusing to take 'no' for an answer - Which is another issue, btw; NO MEANS NO. It's commonsense, just be respectful and open-minded. And accepting 'no' as a response is the most basic form of commonsense, I shouldn't have to explain this! I'm being nice, here. I'm literally exercising respect and open-mindedness right now, because I could easily call you specific people idiots or cowards, but I'm not, because you're people, too, and I'm considering the possibility that insulting you will just make you wanna tune out without learning from your mistakes first. The worst thing I can say right now is the truth that I've seen people on here, especially, leave because of the pressure brought by people who have no patience or others who tell female users about their shlong just because they're female or based on their content. Is that what you really want? Is risking or overstepping one's boundaries really worth it?

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My biggest pet peeve is when someone begins to laugh at your position during a debate.

There's nothing funny about watching someone operate with a broken mental model of reality. It's actually sad - like watching someone navigate with a broken compass.

When someone starts laughing at your argument, they've already decided your mental model is worthless and your understanding is fundamentally stupid. They stop addressing your actual points and shift into performing ridicule. The message is clear: "I don't respect you enough to engage seriously." How can you have productive communication with someone who's essentially saying you're not worth the effort? It's not effective at all - it just kills any chance of understanding.

This gets worse in public forums. When there's an audience watching, people may feel even more compelled to mock. It's likely they're performing for whoever they think will agree with them, trying to rally their tribe and marginalize your perspective.

Why do they do this? It's simple. They're running your ideas through their consensus filter - their model of what they believe everyone knows to be true. But the bigger issue is that genuinely considering new ideas is physically exhausting. It takes real effort - cortisol, stress hormones, mental strain - to consider that what you think or believe might be wrong. So some people just give up. They don't have the mental energy for that. Maybe they're already stretched thin managing kids, careers, mortgages, aging parents - their cognitive resources are maxed out just keeping life together.

Sometimes what you're presenting requires them to overhaul their entire understanding of reality. That's overwhelming, I get it. But I can't stand someone disrespecting me with an "LOL" and no longer considering what I'm saying. Just stop talking to me if that's how it's going to be.

I imagine it like a soft— subconscious voice tells them they already know the truth and you're the stupid one. But it's never been about stupidity or being right or wrong. It's about discussing. Scientists estimate the human brain performs the CMOS computational equivalent of about 1 exaflop. When two people discuss, that's 2 exaflops working on a problem. Get 50 people genuinely engaging? That's 50 exaflops. We shouldn't limit ourselves to our individual processing power when we could be combining minds to actually understand reality. But mockery is exactly that limitation - a primitive monkey-mind tool that signals "don't climb the ladder" instead of explaining why the ladder might be dangerous.

It's a sad world when we stay in our little ponds, afraid of larger forums. We default to protecting the models we already have. It feels better than sitting with uncertainty you can't mentally or emotionally solve, than rebuilding your understanding, than admitting you might have been wrong about something fundamental.

But if you were truly confident in your understanding, why would you need to perform ridicule? It's fragile beliefs that need protection through mockery.

If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.

So, I've gotten some feed back that says I sound like I work for or own a dairy or other meat factory type business. I ask those people to read my previous post again. I'd say to read it out loud word for word and see if you don't get a different meaning other than the one you expected to get when you saw the title. That's not an insult btw, but just a fact of being human. We judge on site instantly and build from there. This has been proven and those tests also prove it's hard to break that preconception without determination, effort, and willingness.

The point of the post was...

That bullying or guilting people into eating what others want them to eat shouldn't take place. Educate them, don't guilt them. Show legitimate research that shows eating purely vegan is good for the animals, both on farms and in the wild. Show that it improves the quality of soils and water systems.

By playing the guilt or bully cards you are only pushing people away from the topic that is important to you. One of the posts I received about veganism was about milk. I don't remember the exact wording but I absorbed the message as: Milk doesn't agree with you because you aren't a baby or baby cow.

Some humans DNA actually changed to accept milk into adulthood. Those who did found it was easily consumed by the infirm and elderly so they could recover and/or not starve to death.

That was the point of my post. EDUCATE people so they can make an informed decision. I don't drink milk, personally. If you do I don't care.

As I said in my previous post...I personally think of peoples dietary consumption the same as their religious, sexual, or political choices. That is to say it's none of my business and I don't care. It doesn't affect me. Only my choices do that...well and maybe the governments but we won't go there.

I stopped all social media to get away from people shoving things in my face and started blogging here. I blog about my wellbeing, tarot, intuition, dreams, and so forth, with the understanding that if it isn't your cup of <fill in drink of choice> then move on.

Critical thinking, understanding, empathy, and knowledge could change the world one day.