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PixelKnight The Oathbreaker Since: Apr, 2015
The Oathbreaker
Nov 19th 2019 at 10:45:53 AM •••

Deleted every example, replaced the example header with a flat "In-universe examples only please". Add examples if you want, but please give me a reason if you just flat-out revert my edit.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
Nov 19th 2019 at 11:21:57 AM •••

Uh. Was there discussion on this or was this a unilateral decision?

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Willbyr MOD (Y2K)
Nov 19th 2019 at 11:53:19 AM •••

Here's a reason - unilateral decisions like that that don't have considerable discussion beforehand basically count as vandalism, especially when laziness is admitted as the reason behind such a sweeping change.

SylviaSybil Since: Dec, 2009
Mar 14th 2010 at 3:57:51 PM •••

Deleted:

  • Anything at all having to do with Religion.
    • Going in any direction.
Because there are many, many people who practice one religion and respect practitioners of another. If someone could tactfully reword this about how religion is particularly prone to this, then sure, but not all religion is evil.

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MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
Apr 12th 2010 at 12:19:48 PM •••

I don't know how you got "all religion is evil" out of that. All the sentence said was that you can find examples of this thinking in any religion.

horngeek Since: Jan, 2001
Dec 30th 2010 at 3:54:46 AM •••

No, the sentence currently says 'Religion. In any direction. That is all.'

That implies all religious people suffer from this, which is not only untrue, but quite insulting as a religious person who doesn't fit under this trope.

I'll edit that one to read that examples of this happen in every religion or world-view.

PatBerry Since: Oct, 2012
May 2nd 2014 at 6:49:42 AM •••

It also implies that ONLY religious people suffer from this. In reality, there's no shortage of atheists who are condescending and intolerant toward anyone who has any religious beliefs. I'm an atheist myself, and I'm embarrassed by the arrogant smugness of some of them.

Perhaps the original example should have said something like: "The belief that your particular set of religious beliefs (or lack of them) makes you morally or mentally superior to everyone who doesn't share those beliefs."

Edited by 75.182.67.118
MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
May 2nd 2014 at 7:43:46 AM •••

"In any direction" means to include both religious people and nonreligious people. I.e., there's opinion myopia on the religious side, and on the atheistic side, toward religion.

PixelKnight Since: Apr, 2015
Nov 19th 2019 at 10:44:41 AM •••

Whoops, didn't mean to reply here.

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Thecommander236 Since: Aug, 2011
Jun 2nd 2014 at 5:07:14 PM •••

Real life examples including on about Hilaire Belloc were removed. What was the reasoning for this? Real famous people could have reacted in shock to unexpected success of themselves or others.

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Nigel Since: Aug, 2012
Aug 25th 2013 at 1:53:24 PM •••

Some years ago, I said on a message board that I dislike green peppers. One woman insisted that I should like them, apparently because she does.

BobBensonIsHomunculus Coffee? Since: Jul, 2013
Coffee?
Aug 8th 2013 at 12:33:26 AM •••

This really should be considered for No Real Life Examples Please because it seems to be turning into Flame Bait and just people whining that others don't like their opinion. It's also getting dangerously "both sides are equally bad and the answer is always in the middle" with some of the stuff here, like an example I just deleted where someone was trying to suggest that LGBTQ people not respecting people who oppose their equality somehow is Opinion Myopia.

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Nimdok Since: Feb, 2011
Apr 18th 2012 at 8:24:15 PM •••

I'm just curious, any sarcasm or irony you might read into this is completely your own projecting, if anyone actually CARES about what other people think about them, barring close friends/family. Who gives a rat's butt what random people on the internet think about your social/economical/sexual/political choices/ideas/concepts?

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corruptmalemenace Since: Apr, 2010
Jul 1st 2012 at 5:12:27 PM •••

In this day and age, where much of human progress is measured by social contact and fame/popularity, and every second person seems to have serious self-esteem issues? Far too many people, is your answer.

hayleychaotix Hayleychaotix Since: Mar, 2011
Hayleychaotix
Jul 25th 2011 at 2:41:36 PM •••

Should this hae a Troper's Tales page?

75.73.70.113 Since: Dec, 1969
Oct 22nd 2010 at 9:05:24 PM •••

I think it should be noted that the reason people get so myopic is that patterns have such a tendency to appear, misleading as they may be, and give one such a strong impression of consistency.. That is, you think "everyone feels this way" because so goddamn many people that do happen to have been part of your experience. If everything were representative and.. er.. homogenized... well we might have trouble having any opinions at all mightn't we.. Y'know, it's like those optical illusions where you stare at an image a while so your retina will have the negative.

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DragonQuestZ Since: Jan, 2001
Oct 23rd 2010 at 9:30:02 AM •••

You can add that to the description. Just keep in mind this isn't just the myopia, but the inability to accept others not having that opinion.

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kairu Since: Oct, 2010
Jul 20th 2011 at 7:38:25 AM •••

Yeah I can't think of a good way to word it.. I was hoping someone had a psychology report that stated something to that effect.

Erda Erda Since: May, 2010
Erda
Jun 22nd 2011 at 3:42:45 AM •••

Does this trope really need a Real Life section anyway? It just seems like kindle for a Flame War. And most of the examples are just people whining about how no one understands their opinion.

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