• Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    Yep. In my experience the real trick is to find the value in advice, regardless of who/what/why (as I give this advice haha). For example, we’re trained to call out hypocrites but really, hypocrisy shouldn’t be immediately discounted just because it’s hypocrisy. A drug addict can absolutely tell someone they shouldn’t do drugs. Hypocritical? Yep. Good advice from someone who really knows? Also yep.

    Critical thinking is the single most important skill a human can learn.

    • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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      5 days ago

      A drug addict can absolutely tell someone they shouldn’t do drugs. Hypocritical? Yep.

      It’s not even hypocritical, the risk of addiction is literally the reason why you shouldn’t even try certain drugs, and the addict not being able to quit even though they know that it’s bad just proves the point.