It just hit me that I have never, once, changed anyone's mind on anything.
I've shared my opinion, sometimes people have found that convincing, but only if they didn't already have an opinion on that topic, no matter what it was.
It bothers me that I lack any credibility at all.
Especially so since I've tried several times to be more credible only to discover that the effort always contains some fatal flaw that nullifies it completely in support of the argument I'm attempting at the time.
I quite often feel baited into venturing an opinion because I honestly think some of the people I talk to share the conversation with others as a sort of, "look at this idiot!" thing. I am sure the response is along the lines of, "wow, he thinks he's smart and he's too stupid to see you're playing him like this? Bravo!"
It's depressing because I really don't talk about things I don't give a shit about. To suspect that the things that matter to me are being used as a punchline really does kind of hurt.
I've shared my opinion, sometimes people have found that convincing, but only if they didn't already have an opinion on that topic, no matter what it was.
It bothers me that I lack any credibility at all.
Especially so since I've tried several times to be more credible only to discover that the effort always contains some fatal flaw that nullifies it completely in support of the argument I'm attempting at the time.
I quite often feel baited into venturing an opinion because I honestly think some of the people I talk to share the conversation with others as a sort of, "look at this idiot!" thing. I am sure the response is along the lines of, "wow, he thinks he's smart and he's too stupid to see you're playing him like this? Bravo!"
It's depressing because I really don't talk about things I don't give a shit about. To suspect that the things that matter to me are being used as a punchline really does kind of hurt.