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Yeah, I'm with you on that.
I think the cumulative effect of a lot of small discussions like this amount to qualitative change in people's values and you're right in that you don't often see it. I believe that the person themselves often doesn't even notice it, especially when it's small, but over time if there's enough of these moments then it can often set them down a different path or it can even bring on an epiphany.
I know for me, I was an anarchist for a very long time. I often say that finally reading Lenin's What Is To Be Done? is what brought about the watershed moment for me but there's a series of smaller events and experiences I had that led up to that point as well, and that's only of the ones that I can definitely identify. I'm certain there are other ones that made an impact that I wouldn't be able to recall that shifted my outlook in subtle ways too.