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opiate_lifer t1_itorkky wrote

Reply to comment by confuseray in TIL that in a series of experiments in the 1950s, Solomon Asch asked a group of actors and a single test subject what the longest line was in a "vision test". The actors would intentionally answer incorrectly, causing the subject to also answer incorrectly, despite it being very obvious. by Amateur_Validator

I constantly tell younger people on the spectrum that there is a heavy cost to "I don't care what people think!" even in cultures that already celebrate non-conformity. Sad thing is when you're on the spectrum it can take a lot of maturing before you realize how badly you're fucking yourself over.

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youllneverstopmeayyy t1_itqd9do wrote

I'd rather be right than liked

IDK man, its complicated

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sincle354 t1_itqhli9 wrote

That's surely works out in technical settings. They have a term for that in programming: "cargo cult programming". Just because the last 4 people did something one way doesn't make it the right way.

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80rexij t1_itqft3t wrote

If it's a choice between being right or the sheeple liking me I choose right every time. I generally don't like people so it works for me

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Jumpy-Win5810 t1_itsl5nd wrote

Sheep don't even protect other sheep, they just hope they aren't the one that gets eaten this time.

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