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What public figure do you disagree with the most?

I disagree with the people who thought Van Gogh was a terrible artist and rejected his art while he was alive and painting. That wouldn’t be the definition of public figure, but the general public (I’m sure there were some public figures in there). Everyone in the art world was quite wrong. Well not everyone. He had a handful of supporters.

I don’t tend to look for how to disagree with people, public or otherwise. It’s never felt advantageous to me or peaceful to look for ways to disagree. Maybe when I was younger I did. Maybe I enjoyed the banter. Or feeling right. Or something.

Now a days, I try my best to understand. To find commonalities. or to acknowledge that everyone has differences of opinion, upbringing, cultural rules and norms, all of it. I can’t expect to truly understand or empathize most of the time, but I can step away and not throw my energy into disagreement.

Van Gogh is a great example of the future proving the masses wrong. You just never know

Or if you do, you might need a century or so to pass. In the meantime, I’ll likely keep my ignorance to myself. Sorry WP I’m not taking the bait..