> Their disagreements are also very visible entirely rooted in their pre-existing social identity.

This is such a nuanced point. I think that's why it's difficult to get a Jewish person to admit that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

> The reason it’s so easy is that most people are in fact “asleep” about most things most of the time,

Bingo against. I first had this exact thought in the context of people losing more and more time to distractions like Instagram tiktok etc. At the time people around me thought I was crazy (it's changing now). Such an insightful post.

> Many people adopt beliefs because it seems like the people they think of as good adopted them too

And not just beliefs. Fashion and all sorts of mannerisms. What is it with a certain segment of the population using their pants at the bottom of their asses? Did they all decide to do this independently? Or do look around and see that all their favourite gangstas do it?