shodanpete
Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

I feel like the real problem isn’t that we all think that we are always right. It’s that we are expected by society to either be certain or not respected. No one wants to follow an uncertain leader. Why do we punish “flip-floppers,” even if we agree them today? Until we culturally move away from that, there will always be societal punishments for uncertainty and societal rewards for acting like you are certain. The real challenge is allowing others to be uncertain, to learn, and to change. If we could all do that, then I don’t think we’d have a problem with being uncertain.

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