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Not being taken seriously, mocked for my views and people not believing a word I say. (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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I don't want to complain too much since in all honesty this isn't even remotely a serious enough topic. As I've gotten more and more educated in ML and adjascent knowledge, I've tried explaining to people my views, why they make sense and how they apply to the urrent world we live in. I push back when people claim outrageous things and I get mocked in return and called a fool. Not being taken serious is harder than I thought and I knew this would happen kind of, but never expected for people, family, friends to actively not take any of this seriously. Should I just accept that ML views are so radical that people don't even want to hear them? Or should I push forward?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your comments, it's gotten clear to me that I was too aggressive and wasn't using the right approach when talking about certain things, I auto assumed the other person would receive what I'm talking about with open arms which was the wrong course of action. Will adjust my framing and discussion to meet the person halfway next time.

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[–] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I see arguments about communism as being very similar to combat sports, as someone with a lot of experience in both. When you first start, you'll be zealous but inexperienced, nervous and unsure. You'll be off-balance, likely to flinch or overcommit and unprepared for common counterattacks. As you gain experience, you'll become steady, confident and able to predict and counter attacks with ease. You'll start to see the probability tree of each moment in the conflict, and you'll have an answer for every possible move. Your nerves will settle and your endurance will grow, and you'll soon find yourself matter-of-factly dispatching myths and fallacies all damn day while expending the exact minimum required energy.

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