Yup, totally. This pandemic has really scared my dad into believing it's way worse than the actually numbers are reporting.
I've gone through all the numbers with him, but he still buys into the media's bullshit about how FL is "going to be bad" or something. As I'm realizing from other comments, I'm pretty sure my dad is super book/college degree smart, but not really common sense smart.
He did not and would not. He is a life long democrat and most always votes party line as far as I know.
Thanks, and yea, I'm starting to realize there is a huge gap between being super book/college degree smart and common sense smart.
Your last paragraph hits me in the feels because that's the way he's treated me pretty much my whole life. Don't expect anything different now, but am still going to keep trying to get him on board.
Keep at it and good luck. With such limited time on this Earth, it's heartbreaking that petty shit like opinions can drive wedges between good people.
Ha, thanks for advice. I'm trying to be respectful and tactful with how I interact with them, but it's getting harder the more crazy shit gets.
I'm totally with you. I'm trying to be respectful and tactful in how I approach so many people to not damage our relationships. Not because I'd ever cut them out, but because I know they'd cut me out for going against the narrative.
Ouch. Those shitty media outlets grab all kinds of good people and dilutes their minds with bullshit. Hopefully you can still have a good relationship with her. Here's to hoping.
Super sorry, and yea, my dad bought into the whole Russia thing from the get go. He hates Trump as much as anyone, but I thought I'd at least be able to appeal to him with stats and facts about this covid thing. Apparently not.
Probably. That and MSNBC and others. I'm trying to just use simple numbers of deaths per capita and things like that, but he seems to believe the media over the cold hard stats.
Will do. Thanks for sharing.
Basically. He claims that other states are GOING TO BE worse off, while shrugging off that no state is worse off RIGHT NOW than NY and NJ.
I'm starting to really see that as the case.
Definitely smart with books and school degrees and prestigious jobs, but not apparently intelligent enough to see media gas-lighting bullshit for what it is.
Exactly. The media narrative doesn't line up with reality. That's what is breaking my heart, my dad is siding with the media narrative and not reality.
A retarded scientist maybe.
Thanks for the advice. I'm trying to be respectful and tactful, your response is just what I need.
I'm trying hard to just present evidence and facts that counter his narrative. I'm hoping he'll come back.
I'm beginning to see that as I get older. For all the knowledge he has in his head about genetics and other science shit, he falls real hard for the media's gas-lighting bullshit.
That's what I'm saying. It's like NY didn't flatten the curve and let everyone die in a short period of time. It's indefensible in my opinion.
That's hard to deal with, sorry she's like that. It seems that really intelligent people have biases and blind spots just like us dumb people.
Well said, and thanks for sharing. It's obvious my dad fits into that category of unwittingly following "science".
Yea, it's starting to become a chore that I'm not up to task on. Sorry we're dealing with this.
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