Verified checkmark ≠ Truth
One of the qualities I admire most in others is their ability to think for themselves.
It’s one of the reasons I love a healthy debate.
Recently, I watched a debate between a capitalist and 20 anti-capitalists.
It was mind-blowing and sad at the same time.
On one hand, you had a polished, prepared, and very clearly informed capitalist. On the other hand, a bunch of people who couldn't even get a clear point across without getting emotional.
The other shocking observation was that most of the anti-capitalists were young people who seemed to believe they were victims of an unjust world.
I remember watching and thinking to myself, ‘Where is the world headed?’
Not because I disagreed with them (at least not entirely), but because you could tell the ideas they represented were sold to them.
They had bought into the ideas without really understanding what they were.
Most of the anti-capitalists were one opposing question or argument away from having holes poked in their arguments and resorting to personal attacks.
The world around us is consistently and constantly trying to tell us what to believe.
This is not always a bad thing.
The issue is that most people today accept whatever they are being told as the truth.
Most of us don’t even bother to verify anything for ourselves.
We go with a ‘trusted' source because they are verified on social media and have a decent following.
The danger here is that we might wake up one day and realize we never truly understood the opinions, principles, and ideas we’ve built our lives on.
I’m in no way discrediting the impact others can have in our lives, but it's still very important to filter what we see and hear.
Picking and choosing carefully what we decide to build our lives on can’t be done passively.
Today's newsletter is a call to deeper thinking, reflection, education, and most importantly, research.
I hope you get it!
Rooting for you always!
P.S. If you want the link to the debate I referenced, reply to this newsletter and I’ll send it over.
