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No, people do not do that.

This is harmless when it comes to tech opinions but causes real damage in politics and activism.

People get really attached to ideals and ideas, and keep sticking to those after they fail to work again and again.

i don't think it is harmless or we are incentivising people to just say whatever they want without any care for truth. people's reputations should be attached to their predictions.

Some people definitely do but how do they go and address it? A fresh example in that it addresses pure misinformation. I just screwed up and told some neighbors garbage collection was delayed for a day because of almost 2ft of snow. Turns out it was just food waste and I was distracted checking the app and read the notification poorly.

I went back to tell them (do not know them at all just everyone is chattier digging out of a storm) and they were not there. Feel terrible and no real viable remedy. Hope they check themselves and realize I am an idiot. Even harder on the internet.

Do _you_ do that?

i try to yes