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[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 84 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I try real hard to not only change my mind but vocally (typographically) acknowledge when I was wrong because it's so goddamnit rare and infuriating.

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same here. I work in tech and you’d be amazed how many people are so much less on guard around me because of this.

[–] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

It's a movie but CPT Jack was right, you cant trust an honest person, but people do anyways.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

same here, even when someone hasn't changed my mind 100% I'll often acknowledge if any of their arguments made me want to delve deeper into a topic and think more about my opinion on it