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A Boring Dystopia
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People become emotionally invested because they argue. Arguing fortifies their emotional stance.
This I honestly don't believe in.
It at least holds true for a lot of people, and is even enforced in some forms of leadership training. Some folks believe the worst thing is to be perceived as ever being wrong and will push hard against that outcome no matter what.
If you weakly hold an opinion, it's more malleable, but you are also unlikely to express that opinion strongly.
Okay I do agree with this, that the fear of being perceived as wrong pushes people to be unmalleable in their opinions. I am not sure I would describe that as "arguing fortifies your emotional stance," because I think there's a better explanation of the underlying mechanism as you pointed it out.