Different perspectives

Isn't it crazy to think about how people can witness the same exact events play out and come away with wildly different interpretations?

In some ways, it's beautiful that there's so much diversity in thought and expression. In other ways, it can be counterproductive when people can't see eye to eye on a fundamental basis.

We all have a unique perspective to share.

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RopinTexan · 31-35, M

Diversity of thought is good, especially when it’s in a group of open-minded people who are willing to learn from each other. It only becomes bad when people assume that because someone disagrees with you, they must hate you. Tribalism is the problem, not diversity. It also becomes a problem when people think the most important type of “diversity” is biological. People who think a diverse group means an equal amount of men and women, and equal number of people from each race, etc. Who cares about that? I don’t care what you look like or how you were born. I care about differing opinions and what unique perspective you can bring to the table.

Dicey · 26-30, F

@RopinTexan Yeah, agreed. I know some people who are super liberal SJW types and some people who are God-fearing, country living conservative types. Most people are in between the two extremes, and some people draw from both sides. It's a nice thing, and I really appreciate the different perspectives, especially when framed respectfully. It's good to express different opinions without attacking the other person (and good to accept a person's different opinion without feeling like you've been attacked).

I do think there's a place for racial and gender diversity, because I think demographic differences like that can affect our upbringing and how we view the world. I'll never truly understand what it's like to be black in America, for example, so it's helpful to have a friend who's black so that I can ask them about their experience and learn from them.

RopinTexan · 31-35, M

@Dicey I see your point, but think a black person and a white person who both grew up in a black neighborhood have a lot more in common than a black person who grew up in a black neighborhood and a black person who grew up in a white neighborhood do though. Class and culture are more important than race and national origin.

Similarly, a Mexican who was born and raised in Mexico and an American who was born in the US but moved to Mexico with family at age two have a lot more in common than that American-Mexican would have with an American born and raised in the USA.

Mindful · 56-60, F

What a poetic perspective !

What you wrote was profound, deep, like a poet. It’s not the thought of the average person. You are valuing two different perspectives (ideas) at the same time. Something g a poet (someone with deep reflective thoughts) would do

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