I was wrong about ___________? (1 Viewer)

[mr roboto]

It seems that in our divided political culture folks on either side will double down on their positions even in the face of compelling evidence. I think most people value validation of their beliefs MORE than making sure their beliefs are right. 

I'm sure religion and politics will be the first things many people reading this will think of, but I'd like to leave those out if possible.  

What is something you believed strongly for years that you've had to disregard in the face of evidence?

Mine - I used to believe poor people have plenty of opportunity to make it out of poverty. If they didn't they were either lazy or wanted to live off of others (welfare for example).

Now I believe the conditions of poverty are very difficult to escape and the examples of upward mobility are exceptions. 

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Growing up in the 70s-80s, like just about everybody else, I was pretty homophobic.  

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Growing up in the 70s-80s, like just about everybody else, I was pretty homophobic.  

You didn't like homophones, I new it.  Me two.

 

[wikkidpissah]

The perfectability of man being a linear thing.

 

[RokNRole]

I thought Joel Embid would be a bust 

 

[Black Box]

I always thought Patriot fans were the worst.

Now I see that they have outdone themselves.

 

[bostonfred]

You didn't like homophones, I new it.  Me two.

Just wipe off the screen before you dial it. It's a lot easier now than in the rotary days.

 

[need2know]

You know, the elderly, although slow, and dangerous behind the wheel, can serve a purpose.

 

[joffer]

I got turned around on declawing cats

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

It seems that in our divided political culture folks on either side will double down on their positions even in the face of compelling evidence. I think most people value validation of their beliefs MORE than making sure their beliefs are right. 

I'm sure religion and politics will be the first things many people reading this will think of, but I'd like to leave those out if possible.  

What is something you believed strongly for years that you've had to disregard in the face of evidence?

Mine - I used to believe poor people have plenty of opportunity to make it out of poverty. If they didn't they were either lazy or wanted to live off of others (welfare for example).

Now I believe the conditions of poverty are very difficult to escape and the examples of upward mobility are exceptions. 

Actually, you are wrong now. 

 

[ShamrockPride]

I, like many people in the late 90's, hated Limp Bizkit. 20 years later, I now see the genius.

 

[facook]

People make a conscious decision to be homosexual.

 

[Scoresman]

I thought cstu would eventually pay up.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Growing up in the 70s-80s, like just about everybody else, I was pretty homophobic.  

I know it was bad in to 1970s and 1980s, I couldn't imagine what it was like in the 1870s and 1880s

 

[Righetti]

that Obama would come after my guns... turns out, he didn't do that

oh well

 

[comfortably numb]

I used to believe that if you treated your gf/wife nice they would reciprocate.  

I've come to learn that can easily be interpreted as weakness and that being an a hole is not only necessary at times but appreciated by a so in a relationship.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

I know it was bad in to 1970s and 1980s, I couldn't imagine what it was like in the 1870s and 1880s

Damn.  No way I can come back from that.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

I used to believe that if you treated your gf/wife nice they would reciprocate.  

I've come to learn that can easily be interpreted as weakness and that being an a hole is not only necessary at times but appreciated by a so in a relationship.

Sometimes a punch in the face is worth 10 bouquets. 

 

[Workhorse]

I thought that Internet commerce would never catch on due to people being reluctant to give their personal/credit card information to a stranger that they couldn't see or hear.

 

[comfortably numb]

Sometimes a punch in the face is worth 10 bouquets. 

You see....I haven't even learned that one yet

 

[Buckychudd]

Sometimes a punch in the face is worth 10 bouquets. 

Just take her to a haunted house.

 

[comfortably numb]

I actually believed the search function was fixed on the last update 

 

[rockaction]

The second Iraq War. I thought democracy might take root there much more quickly, if it ever does even resemble democracy.

Then again, I did think democratic dissent in Iran was stronger, so I wasn't totally wrong.

I also was way more against funding for the indigent and much more pro-life life than I am now, but I'm not sure there's a right/wrong dichotomy there.

 

[comfortably numb]

I used to believe soccer was extremely boring and unwatchable and would never even be close to marketable in the US.

I watch soccer more than the 4 major sports I grew up on.

 

[Spock]

Betamax and Select TV 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I used to believe soccer was extremely boring and unwatchable and would never even be close to marketable in the US.

I watch soccer more than the 4 major sports I grew up on.




 




 

I think you might have a brain eating worm inside you.  

Better have that checked out.

 

[wikkidpissah]

I think you might a brain eating worm inside you.  

Better have that checked out.

leave him alone - he's numb

 

[avoiding injuries]

I wasn't for gay marriage until a few years ago. I was never against it, It just didn't matter to me  

I was for legalization of marijuana before I was against it. Now I'm for it.

I would not have an abortion myself, but I've learned that it's none of my business what other people do, so I now stay away from those conversations as well.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I used to hate coffee

 

[Clown Car]

Parenting. Turns out it doesn't matter what you do or how good and stable of a home life you give them, they still turn out to be idiots. 

 

[Sabertooth]

I always assumed Otis would get in shape at some point. 

 

[avoiding injuries]

That having kids wouldn't change the relationship between me and my wife. 

 

[Sabertooth]

That getting married would mean locked in sex forever.  Turns out no.  

 

[shadyridr]

I was wrong about people who I thought were my friends after suffering the greatest loss one could ever imagine.

 

[Skoo]

I liked PCs better than MACs.

 

[Higgs]

Obama.  Thought electing a black President would improve race relations.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I was certain Hillary would win. Maybe even more than 7-1. 

 

[Spike]

I was certain, and petrified it would occur, that President Obama would be assassinated while in office.

 

[mr roboto]

I was certain, and petrified it would occur, that President Obama would be assassinated while in office.

Interesting. Like not a possibility but you really thought it'd happen?

 

[mr roboto]

Obama.  Thought electing a black President would improve race relations.

Yeah I think this was pretty common. Unfortunately the president does very little to shift culture like that. 

 

[GROOT]

the squatty potty

 

[Spike]

Interesting. Like not a possibility but you really thought it'd happen?

Yup.  And it would have set race relations back 50 years.

 

[mr roboto]

I thought that Internet commerce would never catch on due to people being reluctant to give their personal/credit card information to a stranger that they couldn't see or hear.

Makes sense back then. 

I thought smart phones were a niche fad. I mean we all already had computers. 

 

[Michael Brown]

I always knew there was SOME correlation, but I used to think that there was much less correlation than there is between a baseball team's payroll and its ability to win

 

[Jayrod]

It is OK for your dog to live outside all of the time.

Marijuana should be illegal.

Gay marriage should be illegal.

Only weak and lazy people get depressed.

 

[MattFancy]

Never owning an Apple product. Now I have an iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, and Apple TV. Damn you, Apple!

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Never owning an Apple product. Now I have an iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, and Apple TV. Damn you, Apple!

20 years ago we had these Apple PowerMac 5500s or whatever.  They were garbage.  I hoped everyday that we would switch to Windows.  The iMac changed that.  The version they put out in 1999 was damn good.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Grew up using the term [bundle of sticks] as a casual insult.  A lot.  

Would have bet against text measaging becoming a thing.  Didn't really get it until smartphones came along.

 

[In The Zone]

Back in the day I use to think I was the man.  Now I just think I am a man. 

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Grew up using the term [bundle of sticks] as a casual insult.  A lot.  

That was pretty gay.