[mihaic]

You're mixing up matters of logic and fact (how old the universe is) with matters of personal preference (like what I want to eat, should flying cars fill the skyline of my city).

People can be trusted a lot more in the second category, which is generally also their right. If they have valid concerns that are getting dismissed, they're not gonna like talking to you.

[boxed]

Citation needed. You can probably ask a few followup questions for many stated preferences and watch the preference fall into dust.

I know personally that when I chose from menus at restaurants I am hilariously bad at picking what I like, while my wife is consistently better at choosing what I like.

[inemesitaffia]

Some, but not all