Another foundational metamodern principle holds that you must continuously doubt your own ideological position. People are good at reconstructing their past, telling themselves that they always had this or that opinion or worldview. In reality, people are a lot more flexible, adjusting as we go along in order to fit the norms. How on Earth did everyone (at least in the Nordic countries) go from being homophobic to being pro-gay rights in just a few decades? We all neatly and discreetly changed our views when new social pressures arose. Look very honestly at yourself—how many of your current
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