RE: Persuading People to Adopt Voluntaryism is Mostly Futile
I stopped posting on Facebook too, mostly. Sometimes I will voice my thoughts on my political stance, Voluntarism and Libertarianism, but even then, for some reason, probably because of he energy that used to follow me around and thus the energy that attracted most of my Fb friends, I find myself overwhelmed by people trying to convert me to THEIR political views, criticising mine, being angry that I am the way I am, and expecting me to change how I think.
At some point I will write a post and whomever wishes to unfriend me can. I've written posts where people just get mad at me and don't unfriend me. I'm tired of people getting mad at me for being who I am. So I just talk about healing and stuff and how I make money on Steemit. I can't handle the criticism right now. It's the whole CRAP thing that Melanie Tonia Evans talks about (Criticism Rejection Abandonment Punishment). Somehow I still attract it. I guess one day I won't anymore, but for now, meh.
I have better luck with one on one conversations where I just say this is how I see things, this is my point of view, that's just me. If they want to know more, I tell them more, otherwise, we end up talking about dragons and elves.
Oh by the, just started following you. I see you write fantasy :) So do I! Do you also play video games?
As I've said often lately, we are surrounded by well programmed robots. They are dangerous too. For those of us seeking the truth and to further individual liberty, we have a duty to stay on that path. We do not have a duty to convince others of the same truth. They have to find it themselves.
That is very well said, and something I think many of us tend to forget. When these robots are trying to convince us why we're wrong, it's easy to fall into the trap of trying to explain to them why THEY need to change, as opposed to simply saying that this is the path we're on and it's right for us, without pushing further, allowing it to sink into them and then perhaps ignite enough curiosity for them to do their own research.
Mostly I write science fiction, but I have done a few fantasy stories and have a few more kicking around in my head. And no, I don't play video games. Except for Galaga.
Cool ;)