Retired now, I would have found my life unbearable had I not traveled extensively, worked in several countries and met so many people with different views, cultures, national backgrounds, "identities" and experiences that I was able to debate with. Several of my better friends are the ones with whom I had some pretty long and loud "debat…
Retired now, I would have found my life unbearable had I not traveled extensively, worked in several countries and met so many people with different views, cultures, national backgrounds, "identities" and experiences that I was able to debate with. Several of my better friends are the ones with whom I had some pretty long and loud "debates" where we ended up agreeing to disagree on the topic ... while discovering that all people really want the same fundamental things out of life BUT disagree on "how to get there". Those raucous exchanges allowed me to grow, evolve and mature = to think.
It is devastation to see that intolerance, dogmatism and tribalism are so common these days. I'm sure Winston will have a better life thanks to the courage he had to break with the Orwellian "thought police".
How boring it must be for anyone who can only bear to interact with people like themselves!
Retired now, I would have found my life unbearable had I not traveled extensively, worked in several countries and met so many people with different views, cultures, national backgrounds, "identities" and experiences that I was able to debate with. Several of my better friends are the ones with whom I had some pretty long and loud "debates" where we ended up agreeing to disagree on the topic ... while discovering that all people really want the same fundamental things out of life BUT disagree on "how to get there". Those raucous exchanges allowed me to grow, evolve and mature = to think.
It is devastation to see that intolerance, dogmatism and tribalism are so common these days. I'm sure Winston will have a better life thanks to the courage he had to break with the Orwellian "thought police".
How boring it must be for anyone who can only bear to interact with people like themselves!