Today's featured opinion is from Cam Fink, who argues we are wrong-er than we realise - so we should keep that assumption in mind.
Personally, while I can see how this applies to other people, I've not experienced this phenomenon.
Merry Christmas,
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You’re probably wrong
By Cam Fink
You’re not as right as you think.
It’s impossible for everyone to be right simultaneously. Statistically, the odds of maintaining a 100% rightness streak are microscopic.
Humans are fallible in all kinds of ways. Our senses and memory are selective and unreliable. Our biases are pervasive. Our belief systems invisible, our values arbitrary.
We’re wrong in ways we can’t see and don’t realise. Life is better when we’re open to that possibility.
(Of course, I could be wrong.)
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🎄 About 24 Days of Unpopular Opinions
This December, I'm calling bullshit, to keep you sane over the silly season. Over 24 days, I'll share 24 unpopular opinions - like an advent calendar, but filled with controversy instead of chocolate. Share widely to whoever else needs this.
Catch up on unpopular opinions you might have missed:
December 1: You don't have a strategy
December 2: CEOs are tiny babies
December 3: Women should be ugly and mean
December 4: Leaders are dry drunks
December 5: Conspiracy theorists are right
December 6: We should tell people to shut up
December 7: We should lose our Internet privileges
December 8: Self-help is a con
December 9: There's no right answer
December 10: Play the power game
December 13: We need to talk about class
December 14: Kiwis don't work hard
December 16: Money comes first
December 17: You're not important
December 18: You're stuck with yourself
December 19: Find a partner early
December 20: Spelling still matters
