Most of us don’t change our minds. Whether the issue at hand is the repeal of net neutrality in the US or Brexit, we avoid information that might shift our viewpoints, assuming that our opponents are simply dumber than we are.
I changed my mind about a deeply held belief, and finally saw the world accurately
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