Jayrod
Footballguy
I have a theory that the real problem in our society isn't politics or vaccines or football officials, but the insecure obsession our society has with being "right".
I believe the reason people can't back off of Qanon or refuse to believe the candidate they voted for was a bad decision is they can't accept that they were wrong. Because if they are wrong, they are a bad person and have failed and people will look down on them and their fragile egos can't take it. It all boils down to personal insecurity and self-worth. Because if they are right, they are good and if they are wrong they are bad...which also has some links to being judgmental themselves and looking down on others who they deem as "stupid" of foolish.
And to be clear, I'm not pointing fingers but looking in the mirror here. I'm as guilty of it as anybody but you are seeing it play out in real time right now with serious consequences as anti-vaxxers are refusing to admit that they are dying of COVID while in the hospital dying of COVID, which I have personally seen twice now.
Trump voters, Biden voters, Hillary voters, anti-vax, pro-life, pro-choice, anti-gun, pro-gun, LBGTQXYZ, etc. are all dug in for the long haul and many refuse to listen to anything counter to their previously determined stances. IMO, its almost entirely based on personal insecurity and that fact that deep down we know we suck and don't want anyone else to know.
I believe the reason people can't back off of Qanon or refuse to believe the candidate they voted for was a bad decision is they can't accept that they were wrong. Because if they are wrong, they are a bad person and have failed and people will look down on them and their fragile egos can't take it. It all boils down to personal insecurity and self-worth. Because if they are right, they are good and if they are wrong they are bad...which also has some links to being judgmental themselves and looking down on others who they deem as "stupid" of foolish.
And to be clear, I'm not pointing fingers but looking in the mirror here. I'm as guilty of it as anybody but you are seeing it play out in real time right now with serious consequences as anti-vaxxers are refusing to admit that they are dying of COVID while in the hospital dying of COVID, which I have personally seen twice now.
Trump voters, Biden voters, Hillary voters, anti-vax, pro-life, pro-choice, anti-gun, pro-gun, LBGTQXYZ, etc. are all dug in for the long haul and many refuse to listen to anything counter to their previously determined stances. IMO, its almost entirely based on personal insecurity and that fact that deep down we know we suck and don't want anyone else to know.
Last edited by a moderator: