I don’t care — you don’t have to have an opinion about everything
Sometimes I feel like everyone has an opinion about everything. And everyone demands that the other person takes a stand, no matter how complex the subject is. Don’t let it fool you and say more often: I don’t care.
Let’s be honest: How much do you know about the Yemen conflict, genetic engineering, cruises, lady gaga, or the species-appropriate keeping of cats? You may still know about one or two of these topics. But about all of them? Hard to believe.
Let’s assume that this is true for most people. Then how is it that some people judge everything and everyone? Why do we feel compelled to take a stand on such questions when someone asks us about them?
The herd instinct
Everybody knows it: You open Facebook and scroll through your timeline. Suddenly you discover the thread of a good friend with many comments.
Curiously, you click on the post and notice that your friend has spoken about a topic that is being hotly debated everywhere. The comments can be assigned to two camps: One group disagrees with your friend’s opinion, and the other defends him.
