Speaking to Others

[WilliamGreen]

So I was speaking to someone quite close to me and I noticed something.

I noticed that really the person wasn't educated in philosophy or the different political ideologies.

When someone comments "well this and that and the other" and the points just point to totally different off-topic things I think we need to realize that two things are at play.

One a common thing of human interaction which is to play devils advocate. Everyone just has to disagree lol. So don't engage unless your best of friends and are talking in a light friendly banter ;) Your better just making some good points in a very friendly non committal sense and leaving it at that - maybe with some resources to read ;)

And second although we just assume most people have some grasp of history and study in these areas - Some dont' And so when you talk to them they really don't have any of those experiences (mental wise) that have come from those conditions.

So be mindful ;)

Haha sorry a bit of a rant, but it's quite a simple insight that makes a lot of sense :) Though reading it it sounds quite obvious hah

[WilliamGreen]

I've had a few beers haha so excuse the bad structure

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

I concur. Social skills can totally be useful for social struggles.
Probably we're all on the internet because we don't have them. :(

(I'm kidding. We're all on the internet because biopower.)

[The Idler]

You'll make more friends and influence people simply by being friendly, nice and interested in listening to others. Aggressively preaching Marxist doctrine in economics, philosophy and history will go down badly in most circumstances.

[thriller]

I have a tendency to play devils advocate, but mainly because I usually am on the opposite side of most social/political conversations. As far as history goes, I am bad at being polite (probably because I am a history major). I tend to barred people over early American history, especially when talking about 1776-1800. I often ask them if they have read 'x' or 'y' and if they haven't I become more disconcerting. It is something I should work on.

[Ele'ill]

I think a lot of people lack experience in critical thinking.

[WilliamGreen]

The Idler says it best :)