A new video on the psychology of misinformation. I don’t agree with everything in it, but there are very good points made
When you are wrong - and you realize it - you become a better person.
I was trying to exchange with ultra-right people on a French forum.
I am giving up.
They give theirs opinons, i give facts proven by reliable sources, statistics and so.
First answer : you are assaulting and insulting us
Second answer : your posts are too long, i don’t read them
Third answer : don’t try to teach us with your so called biases facts, our feelings and opinions are as worth as your facts.
What should i have done ?
It’s not something I can diagnose, even if I was there. Sometimes people actually are unreasonable and impossible to engage. Online dialog is especially challenging.
Leading with facts however was probably not a good start. If you saw opinion right away, and not much you agreed with, a question to start with is something like, “what led you to believe that?”
I asked the question: their knowledge and their positions come from their feelings.
I pointed out to them that if we were to rely on our feelings to determine reality, the earth would be flat and the sun would revolve around it. They answered me that there was no connection.
I think you are right, it is better to give up.
It’s best not to try out something like this in the worst possible scenario. Maybe the local bridge club or a soccer match, before everyone is blind drunk.
There’s this
The org is based on US parties, but there are some US people working in France who get together. Not sure exactly how you contact them though.
Thanks very much. I will look