Maybe. You might be over estimating a person‘s maturity. I’ve definitely met people in the 20s who are clearly still kids in their mindset.
For some people, my life is a hard teacher, and they just don’t understand until situations personally affect them.
I’ve become much more flexible in my thinking and beliefs the older I’ve gotten, and statistically young people are much more likely to have extreme positions on things.
If anything, you’re probably going to have a worse time convincing young people who think they know everything, than older people who understand that they don’t.
I agree. I changed my mind about a lot of things in my 30s. My views on politics, religion, and social issues all changed.
Sure, but how do you get them to vote about it?
Turnout at the polls is definitely impacted by:
- knowing something is even being voted on
- being reminded and having expanded how important something is
- just perceiving other people are going to go vote too
and so it’s important to discuss something that’s going to be voted on, even if the audience has already made up their mind.
For online discussions, it can be worth it. You might not change the mind of the person you’re talking to, but there are more lurkers than posters. Your discussion is for them.
I think if you aren’t the one debating, you are more open to differing opinions.
I’m not pro choice, I’m pro-abortion. As in, abortions should be the default. You should have to prove that you’re able to provide a healthy and stable environment to be allowed to have a kid.
And I’m willing to bet that no matter how long I spend or how hard I try , I’ll never change your mind
OP thinks they’re “grown up.”