>Unless you like being a empathetic listening ear to peoples problems and being deferential to their wants, need, or desire instead of your own.
So like a therapist?
So like a therapist?
I'm not sure what experience you have with changing people's beliefs, but so far this isn't the way to do it.
It sounds like your argument is "If reflective listening is better, then it should be used universally." I'm not making that claim. The claim I'm making is that reflective listening is good for emotional validation.