Re:Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer
by cutemonster on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:25PM
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@VMtest, Personally I think these discussions are interesting as a small part of learning and reading about hiring and recruiting.
@baobabKoodaa
> if you assume people never change their opinions as the result of arguments, then I suppose people gain nothing by arguing
One thing: they can slightly learn how others can react to what they say, and thereafter, in real life, better know what to say, or not.
If you assume some arguments (eventually, in some way) lead to people altering their opinions closer to the truth, then people gain more accurate views of the world. This also reduces the spread of misinformation (when the people who have corrected their views no longer spread it), thus having a compounding effect on more people getting closer to the truth.
Or if you assume people never change their opinions as the result of arguments, then I suppose people gain nothing by arguing.