It is interesting reading this after just leaving my three house class on theoretical perspectives of social justice studies. Today we talked about how the thought “Everyone has a right to their opinion” is a familiar misconception. Opinions are not useful or interesting, without informed knowledge and purposeful ‘grappling’ with the material.
Despite this, “hearing someone out” is a social skill, and also promotes the creation of a space in which people, having felt heard, are more willing to hear out other views. Or at least sometimes! More than if that space doesn’t exist at least.
It is interesting reading this after just leaving my three house class on theoretical perspectives of social justice studies. Today we talked about how the thought “Everyone has a right to their opinion” is a familiar misconception. Opinions are not useful or interesting, without informed knowledge and purposeful ‘grappling’ with the material.
Despite this, “hearing someone out” is a social skill, and also promotes the creation of a space in which people, having felt heard, are more willing to hear out other views. Or at least sometimes! More than if that space doesn’t exist at least.