This… may not be the right forum for you. We’re generally trying to go in the opposite direction from what you just described—making ourselves strong enough to deal with difficult truths, not figuring out ways to avoid those truths to stay comfortable.
But I am trying to become stronger. I was hurt by changing my mind, and did value from it; afterwards, the hurt stopped being productive and I tried to mitigate it.
Downvoting can be done about it. In a more abstract sense, status-based punishment can be done about it, too. You’re not establishing a very good reputation, that way.
I could go about it in a sneaky way, or openly; which one do you think is worse? If it looks like a game, especially one of status and prestige, people are going to play it; the system should just tax such behavior with making the occasional genuinely valuable contribution essential for “selfish” strategies.
But I am trying to become stronger. I was hurt by changing my mind, and did value from it; afterwards, the hurt stopped being productive and I tried to mitigate it.
I could go about it in a sneaky way, or openly; which one do you think is worse? If it looks like a game, especially one of status and prestige, people are going to play it; the system should just tax such behavior with making the occasional genuinely valuable contribution essential for “selfish” strategies.