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OftenBen  ·  3470 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why do people form opinions on new subjects without learning about them ?

I want to comment on this with something wise, but I wholeheartedly agree that

    "everybody is entitled to their opinion"

Is tripe, and don't have anything more to say on the subject.

I can't tell you why people form opinions without relevant datum. I can't tell you how to talk to those people beyond 'try not to be an asshole' but I struggle with that myself.

Anti-intellectualism is still pretty hot right now, hopefully it will die out. But I doubt it.