I made new videos: Fallible Ideas Philosophy Overview (part 2).
My friend watched them and said:
I thought it all sounded good and reasonable. It's hard to understand why ppl disagree & get mad.
I replied:
they get mad b/c they think something is wrong (e.g. not doing induction or not punishing kids) or when they figure out it says something THEY DO (or their loved ones, e.g. their parents) is BAD
when they figure out i’m saying THEIR (or their friend’s) mental illness is not an illness and they are confused about its real nature
when i say they (or friend) is hurting ppl or doing bad things by being a teacher, a psychiatrist, or various sorts of govt worker
when they feel threatened that i want to take away some govt program they or a friend/family (or just poors they interacted with or imagine exist) benefits from
when they hear ideas like being selfish and “think” i’d destroy the world (giving the matter almost zero thot)
when they figure out i think their “love” for or from spouse or kid isn’t real and legitimate how they think it is
when they figure out i think they aren’t rational
when they figure out i think they are authoritarian in how they view their kids or how their parents viewed them
when they figure out i deny global warming is settled science and that the science implies massive government suppression of economic activity
when they figure out i’m “islamophobic” or pro-israel
when they figure out i like Trump OK
even if they agree with me on 90% of these they can STILL easily get REALLY MAD about JUST ONE
that makes it super hard when u have a lot of ideas
most popular ppl don’t talk about nearly as many things
it’s way easier to get an audience that matches ur beliefs if ur only dealing with 5 ideas than 50