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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
    86·
    2 years ago

    The infuriating part about this is that I try showing these things to people who claimed 10 years ago that $15 min wage would lead to $35 BIG MACs.

    And whenever I try to show them the results, like this, they reply with “I don’t remember saying that…”

    Then they wonder why I don’t talk to them anymore or consider their opinions on anything.

    I knew a person who thought if Hillary became president it would lead to WWIII because women in power would upset the world view of men in charge.

    I just looked at him and said “So you don’t have a fucking CLUE who’s in power in other countries then, and remain willfully ignorant on world views.”

    Now, everytime I have to be around me, he’s trying to tell me how in 5 years the U.S. Dollar won’t exist. It will be all crypto, because it’s decentralized and has no government overreach. Then he said “you can even get it at 7-11 at their ATM.”

    I just replied “How do you not get punched more often?”

    • lumpenproletariat@quokk.auBannedBanned from communityEnglish
      25·
      2 years ago

      I just replied “How do you not get punched more often?”

      I wonder this daily about people.

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
      19·
      2 years ago

      It would be fun for that guy to discover transaction fees and wait times for crypto when he actually tries to pay with it.

    • NateNate60@lemmy.world
      13·
      2 years ago

      I mean… the fact that the Government cannot really control cryptocurrency is viewed as a downside by quite a large portion of the population.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
      9·
      2 years ago

      Oh I’ve read about this. There was some sort of longitudinal study about like abortion rights or gay rights or something, and people who had shitty views in the past legitimately could not remember that they used to believe that.

      It’s all about protecting the ego, I think.

      I think it was mentioned in this book https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome

      • blindbunny@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        Gaslighting to protect their ego sounds about right. Funny I still remember all my old cringy positions but they can’t seem to bear the damage of admitting they were wrong.