two sentiments I smell in the water supply
"people don't really change their minds/you can't change people's minds"
"People are really susceptible to propaganda"
do you believe one or both of these? How do they reconcile in your head?
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i just don't believe the first one. people do change their minds but there are a lot of dumb beliefs out there about how that process works. most basically, yelling at people with a voice dripping with contempt does not work
queer eye S6E1 is actually a shockingly good depiction of how to change someone's mind (with kindness, respecting their dignity, making the change feel safe)
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in Queer Eye s06e01 the hair stylist Jonathan asks the client "are you wearing a wig?"
she lies and says No, and J has the grace to go along with it
my instinct would be to challenge the fiction, but J gets curious instead 'oh I wonder why she needs this lie right now?'
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I actually read this as something I learned when studying to be a conductor. Learning what it means to be a leader is about identifying that you can’t change other people, you can only change yourself. Any control is indirect and results from building trust and inspiring change.
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