| > However, I'm wondering if people on the other side feel the same way about me. Generally, identifying as <political label> usually involves ignoring the parts of reality that go against the narrative. Each group has a story, which is a simplification of a selection of real life, optimized to be viral (otherwise they would never have become a large group). If you realize this: - first, your former allies will denouce you as a traitor; - then your former enemies will offer you membership, because it seems to them like you want to switch sides; - you refuse, now both your former allies and your former enemies are angry at you; - you spend some time alone; - then you find people who are not playing the game, and they become your new friends; - finally you realize that people not playing the game are actually a majority of the population. |