Where does the Internet go to ‘Change its mind’?
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maybe it’s the reddit thread treasure trove Change my View (CMV)…It is human to hold beliefs. Superhuman to be able to change them. Photo credit — Raj EiamworakulOn February 16th, 2018 when comedian Steven crowder tweeted a picture of himself with the sign ‘Male Privilege is a myth. Change My Mind’ , chances are little that he knew what was coming. Internet took to photo-shopping various versions of this photo and in a matter of hours the ever so mysterious deity of all things viral took over and birthed tens of thousands of children of the image; also called memes.But, it got me #thinking about the lost art of changing our minds. In today’s age, it is only to human to have opinions, but superhuman to be able to change them . I asked myself, when was the last time I said ‘This changed my mind’.Do (...)