People shared the beliefs they once defended to the hilt but later did a total reverse ferret – 23 eye-opening U-turns

13.

‘I used to be really against seatbelt laws on the premise of ‘it’s my personal safety, why should the state care’ but in reality if you get into a deadlier accident because you weren’t wearing a seatbelt the state is going to have to expend additional EMS resources on you that could go to someone else, and you’re going to get a bigger medical bill which affects everyone’s insurance premiums, and your family/friends suffer more.

It’s a decent enough reason for me to justify the state mandating some common sense, because there’s really no reason not to wear your seatbelt.’
–Prince_Marf

14.

‘I once defended the idea that multitasking makes you more productive… then realised it just spreads your brain thin and nothing actually gets done well.’
–pranay_227

15.

‘Libertarianism. It’s just a political philosophy for bros who want to smoke weed and pay less tax.’
–spaniel_rage

16.

‘Death penalty. In high school a classmate pointed out that one innocent person wrongfully executed is too many. Totally changed my perspective on the issue. Later it evolved to the belief that no government should have the power to end life under the guise of a criminal justice system.’
–Pumperkin

17.

‘That Hugh Heffner loved women. These misogynists all love to claim they love women, but they don’t. They love the performance of femininity. Which is very different.’
–No-Taro-6953

18.

‘I was completely against the Oxford comma until I realized that it was purely for aesthetic reasons, and the Oxford comma actually adds clarity to texts and should be used

Similarly, I now prefer the British style of quotation where punctuation is placed outside of the quoted material unless the punctuation is part of the quoted material.’
–theboondocksaint

19.

‘I once believed America could never fall into authoritarianism because of our supposed ‘system of checks and balances’… and if nothing else, We The People would revolt once we discovered we had been played.

I now understand how wrong that belief was. Simply put, at least 25% of the population would embrace it because it was their side doing it, a majority of the population isn’t involved enough to care when it matters, the need for denial and projection (particularly among right-wingers) is very strong, too many people are easily fooled, and the media will egg it on for views and clicks.’
–keirmeister

20.

‘That America was the ‘good guys’.’
–Difficult-Lie-9037

21.

‘Competition was better for society than collaboration.’
–lnc_gomes

22.

‘If you want pleasant life, just work harder.’
–Full_Quiet8818

23.

‘That my vote didn’t matter. Not just the presidential races, but the local races as well.’
–Upper_Crow8113

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