[zdragnar]

Most judging isn't anything more than parroting other people, a mimetic reflex to help you fit in with the people around you.

Thinking risks you forming an opinion that might not align with the zeitgeist.

There was a student newspaper editorial not too long ago... I think maybe it was at Harvard?... the crux of the piece was there's no reason to debate or engage, because we know we are right. Having independent thought risks putting you in a position of staying silent, or publicly disagreeing with people who have this kind of mentality.