A smart man once said, "I'd rather be a hypocrite than the same person forever." It was Adam Horovitz, of Beastie Boys, when confronted about going from sexism in their early content to defending gender equality later in life.
- Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer
I don't know how far back in time it takes for a disconnect of 'who was I then to do that?' or 'I can't believe I did that' but sometimes I think back to recent things and get so embarrassed my face turns red and heats up.
Like Bill Burr sometimes I have to scream it out and wriggle to release the shame.
The simultaneous part is important, if your beliefs change and your actions change accordingly; that doesn't count as hypocrisy in my book.