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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3547187" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>The "we have to do SOMETHING" argument is one of my pet peeves, right up there with "because we have always done it this way". Change for change's sake is not beneficial and tradition for tradition's sake isn't either in my opinion. I typically run into those counterarguments during corporate mergers/restructuring projects and political discussions. Neither of those arguments require any knowledge or critical thinking and are typically used to avoid both knowledge and critical thinking. I have found that a lot of the time, we all agree on a big picture goal, but vehemently disagree on the proposed solution. I would absolutely love it if low income kids had the same opportunity to move up social classes as middle class kids. I dont think throwing money at the parents will solve that, but some do. I would love it if we never had to have the thought that we needed to scan our surroundings and make mental plans for a violent attack while we are walking through a mall with our kids, but I dont believe restricting gun rights from law abiding citizens will solve that. </p><p></p><p>I see a lot of these problems and disagreements similar to weight loss. Our natural tendency is to look for some low effort solution with rapid results even though we know it has no chance of any meaningful long term success. It is going to take looking at the true root causes of the situations we want to change, identifying a series of plans to start moving to our goal, and setting long term goals to measure our progress.</p><p></p><p>I also believe there are at least a few people in positions of power that have their own goals and aspirations that are willing to exploit our natural tendencies to trick us into cutting off our own arm for their benefit.</p><p></p><p>All each of us can do is engage our elected representatives and election process to make sure we are being heard. We need to raise our children to be aware of the shortcomings of the group think they will be exposed to every day and how to critically think through their own opinion and not be afraid to stand against the crowd. Popular doesnt mean right, ethical, or moral. We also need to be as educated in the foundation of our beliefs as possible so we can discuss disagreements without falling to the emotional traps of those we disagree with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3547187, member: 35603"] The "we have to do SOMETHING" argument is one of my pet peeves, right up there with "because we have always done it this way". Change for change's sake is not beneficial and tradition for tradition's sake isn't either in my opinion. I typically run into those counterarguments during corporate mergers/restructuring projects and political discussions. Neither of those arguments require any knowledge or critical thinking and are typically used to avoid both knowledge and critical thinking. I have found that a lot of the time, we all agree on a big picture goal, but vehemently disagree on the proposed solution. I would absolutely love it if low income kids had the same opportunity to move up social classes as middle class kids. I dont think throwing money at the parents will solve that, but some do. I would love it if we never had to have the thought that we needed to scan our surroundings and make mental plans for a violent attack while we are walking through a mall with our kids, but I dont believe restricting gun rights from law abiding citizens will solve that. I see a lot of these problems and disagreements similar to weight loss. Our natural tendency is to look for some low effort solution with rapid results even though we know it has no chance of any meaningful long term success. It is going to take looking at the true root causes of the situations we want to change, identifying a series of plans to start moving to our goal, and setting long term goals to measure our progress. I also believe there are at least a few people in positions of power that have their own goals and aspirations that are willing to exploit our natural tendencies to trick us into cutting off our own arm for their benefit. All each of us can do is engage our elected representatives and election process to make sure we are being heard. We need to raise our children to be aware of the shortcomings of the group think they will be exposed to every day and how to critically think through their own opinion and not be afraid to stand against the crowd. Popular doesnt mean right, ethical, or moral. We also need to be as educated in the foundation of our beliefs as possible so we can discuss disagreements without falling to the emotional traps of those we disagree with. [/QUOTE]
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