Winter

Maybe ≠ yes

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I love orange juice. 

I really do. I loved it as a kid and still do. It’s probably one of my favorite beverages ever. And yet, I don’t know if I will love it forever. One day, you may hear me say “Eww, orange juice is gross, bring me some carrot juice instead.”… even though I hate carrot juice now. Who knows! It’s a possibility - people change. 

Does that mean I shouldn’t buy orange juice today, just because there’s the possibility that I may feel differently in the future? Would it make me a liar or a bad person to drink it now if I change my mind later? 

Of course not. That’d be very silly! Why would I deprive myself of something that makes me happy now, just because of the “What if”? 

Obviously my juice preferences are not directly compareable to identities or feelings but this core idea goes for that as well:  A possible future doesn’t invalidate the current reality. “You shouldn’t identify as X now because you may change your mind later” makes as little sense as “Don’t drink juice now, you may stop liking it later”. 

With all my love,