That people are smart.

Most people are abject morons who still believe in Iron Age mythology.

I was raised in a somewhat homophobic household. One of my friend groups throughout high school was pretty densely LGBT, and so I grew. Exposure was all it really took.

I used to hate when Avatar: The Last Airbender aired. The episodes felt like they lasted forever, and I had no interest in anything that was going on. I finally finished watching it about a year ago, and it is one of my favorite shows to date.

Idk what to write here, i haven’t done so much “180s” but i have shifted a lot of beliefs pretty significantly.

Actually i think the things i’m proudest of are understanding that in the modern western society, a lot of categories are often used to describe things (such as “democrat”, “republican”) but when you really think about it, these concepts are kinda meaningless. they’re empty significands, i.e. they make you adhere to a group-think even though there’s not much of a content in these concepts.

the truly important concepts are entirely different ones, such as the four elements in the aristotelian worldview.

think about it: if you visit a random village in india that has been disconnected from modern civilization for centuries; these people do not think in terms of “democrat” or “republican”; because neither of these things are natural. they do not appear in nature. why do we classify our natural world with them?

math is hard, annoying, useless

then found shaders, procedural art, freya holmer.

so math is hard, annoying, beautiful. well not exactly 180 then.

I used to be a conservative who shot guns weekly and reloaded ammo. I was deep into the group for years.

The last 6 years I’ve been democratic, gone to protests and do my best to educate others about the dangers of being on the right.

Problem is, on social media, everyone assumes your lying or a bot, so I can’t help convert anyone over to the brighter side.

Eating meat. I used to vaguely mock vegans when I was in college (UK, so 16-18 years old). I used to say shit like “don’t you just miss bacon though” and “the animals already dead, you might as well eat it now or it goes to waste”. I’ve since done a 180 and I’m close to 10 years of veganism. Best decision I ever made for both my health and mental wellbeing.

idolizing celebs, prof athletes, actors, singers…etc.

I turned 13 and learned what they basically do and how much they earn compared to doctors and teachers.

China bad America less bad.

I think China is no worse than america now. I don’t put effort into buying american products anymore and will happily buy Chinese goods.

that I was straight

Not all Republicans are bad.

Wrong triple Trumpers are demons pure and simple.

Capitalism is ok with regulation.

Wrong the system is inherently flawed and feeds into humanities worst impulses.

That science and programming are hard.

They are not. It’s just a bunch of rules much like learning a spoken language.

Well, I was raised a super political conservative, Mormon. Now I’m an Atheist Liberal. Does that count?

Used to think that if you put in the work at your job, showing loyalty and dedication, that the company would take care of you. That’s how it worked for my parents…working for the same place starting as a college intern through retirement, or changing jobs when they felt like it when they wanted to move elsewhere.

It sounds naive now after years in the real world being taken advantage of, getting passed by, and getting laid off because of a company’s whims…but when I showed up in the job market with a degree and good grades from college it was quite a shock.

The American dream.

Born in a south American country, I’ve grown bombarded by USA propaganda. Later on, by studying word history through different points of view, I’ve realized the evil USA imperialist practices are and the damage it has imposed to all the “underdeveloped” countries. “Not all USA is bad, but it’s always USA doing bad things”.