For any given opinion you hold, the more it aligns with the mainstream opinion of your demographic and tribal groups, the more you need to be able to seriously defend it.
And the more skeptical of it you should be!
If everyone in my town thinks that maple syrup is amazing, then someone from my town espousing that opinion isn’t a surprise. But it’s also very likely that they’re parroting that opinion more than having reached it themselves. If I challenge it, there’s an above-average chance that they can’t actually defend it. But if they say something like “actually, I think honey is way better than maple syrup,” then at least they’re probably honest!
I’d expect Honey Guy to have reasons & arguments in favor of his position. Right or wrong, he’s probably much more capable of defending his claim, simply because he’s had to.
I like to believe in correct things. The less I’ve examined a belief, the more likely it is to be wrong. So I try to be very wary of beliefs that slip in without consideration, and “the popular opinion” will always be that.
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