116: When People You Rated Stop Making Sense

What happens when something you used to believe doesn’t make sense anymore?

In this episode, we get into that experience of going back to people, ideas, or opinions you’ve held for a long time, and realising you’re not as convinced as you once were.

Sometimes it’s obvious why. Other times, you can’t even trace where the belief came from, but it’s just been there.

So we try to unpack that.

• Why did this make sense to me before?
• Was it the idea itself, or the person saying it?
• And what does it actually mean to change your mind?

We also talk about how this shows up with public figures. People you used to listen to, agree with, or rate, and then, over time, you just stop connecting with.

And even between us, we realise we don’t handle it the same way. Sometimes it’s a slow drift, where you just stop paying attention.

Other times it’s more direct, you hear something, and you’re like, yeah… I’m done.

That opens up a few other things.

Like why some people never really evolve with their audience. How easy it is for your identity to get tied to certain beliefs. And how you can end up holding onto views long after the moment that made them useful has passed.

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