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Politics. We have always been a conservative family (to relate: "conservative" here is the equivalent of the US Democrats, not Republicans!). My grandfather was a party cofounder and lived next door to our countries first chancellor after the war.
But the sheer disregard for the law by the (conservative) chancellor who was in office when I grew up turned me to the political left.
That comunism was wrong
Israel was justified in their (initial) retaliation for October 7.
Gone so far in the other direction that I now firmly believe Israel should be wiped off the fucking map. Decades of propaganda convinced me they weren't violent colonizers.
Fuck Israel. From the river to the sea.
Props for admitting it and coming around. No one is immune to propaganda
oh yea i thought initially but shortly after found out that it was instigated by bibi for decades, in order to curry continued support for thier expansionism into the MIDDLE EAST. normally the media/people dont pay attention to israels action in gaza prior to oct 7, but when people found out they performed an "unprovoked" invasion plus the timing bennys convictions/ court cases going on is more than a coincidence.
That people are smart.
Most people are abject morons who still believe in Iron Age mythology.
that getting into biotech/research field is actually harder than people think and the statistic heavily skewed towards health in job search and is on part with unemployment rate of the next highest rate of stem majors. plus its also HEAVILY gatekeeped so that the amount of scientists already employed dont have to compete with less salaries of fresh graduate pipeline.
That I was a straight Christian.
Freeing myself from those chackles are probably the biggest pivots in my life.
I was very, very anti-gun until I was about 36... now I build them.
When my mom was pregnant with me in 1983, she got mugged at gunpoint in Baltimore and the gun was actually pointed at me while I was in the womb.
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.
math is hard, annoying, useless
then found shaders, procedural art, freya holmer.
so math is hard, annoying, beautiful. well not exactly 180 then.
Man, when you get a good question going, and it follows you for a few month/years it feels like a guardian angels watching over your shoulder fending off boredom.
And when you finally solve it :D Bliss, getting to say
"yup, i've done all i could with this one, i'm satisfied, let's see what's on the internet" and you realise so many people asked similar questions, had different aproaches, went further there, shallower there.... And you just get to add your pebble to the mountain ★_★
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?
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.
I was like that as a kid but then even once I became sympathetic I spent so long stupidly being like, "my individual actions won't make a difference so why bother" and finally I realized how, for me, eating meat had become an expression of helplessness, an admission of defeat towards the cruelties of the world. Even if it is a small thing (although countless animals can be saved over a lifetime), it turns out asserting control over your own choices and acting in line with your beliefs is actually really important for mental health!
And the moment I made the leap, like literally the week of, I realized that every argument that had held me back from doing it was complete bullshit. It only seemed reasonable because I didn't want to change my habits, so once there were no longer any habits to protect, I could suddenly see straight through them.
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.
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.
the fearmonger on chinese spying through tech on the west is certainly there, but its unfounded and a distraction from the us doing more of a pervasive surveillance instead.
that I was straight
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.
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.
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.
