Opinions Which You Previously Had?

[Envy]

There are so many! I used to be a Christian. Also, when I was early in being an atheist, I held some views I don't hold now, like "Religion was created to control people". On that issue, I don't really know for what purpose books like the Bible were written. I don't know if the writers actually believed what they wrote.

Musically, a lot has changed with me. Back in my high school days I ignorantly hated on a lot of types of music, like rap. I don't listen to rap even to this day (very rarely) but I just take it as something I'm not interested in instead of "That's not music. Rap is crap!". On another note, I also remember really hating Green Day for some reason.

I also became a classical snob (even though I continued to listen to the early 00s pop/rock I liked, and older pop/rock music lol) and hated on the standard rock instrumentation, because it is considered "cool" and I was, well, a teenager. *sighs* I thought all orchestral instruments were automatically better. I mean, I still am very opinionated on instruments, and I still like a variety of instruments in even rock/pop music, but I don't hate on rock instruments like I did back then.

When I began exploring instruments beyond what I originally played in band, my parents told me about the saxophone in our family and I scoffed at it saying I must have a clarinet instead (yeah... This goes back a long time ago). For some reason I strongly disliked saxophones and I have no clue why. Just a year or so after that it would become one of my top favorite instruments.

One more, another musical one that I'm really embarrassed I ever held. I used to think that the recorder wasn't a "real instrument". I have no clue where this came from. I suppose I just thought that it was that cheap instrument we played in elementary school and it had nothing else to it. But it's still strange because I was so interested in the history of woodwind instruments even back then, and even read books. How could I miss the history of recorders? More recently, I've acquired a taste for Early Music, Baroque, and Folk music. It took way too long for me to distinguish that "early music sounding flute" sound I was really coming to adore was a recorder and not a flute of any sort. Then I was a fan.

There's a few, which I already went into way too much detail about. Sorry. lol

 

[Mimi Cheems]

When I was younger, maybe like freshman year of high-school. I am now privately employed, and just got out of high-school in May.

Anyways, it was my freshman year. That was... give or take 4 years ago.

My family LOVED Trump. And they still do. I'm literally the only one in the house that dislikes him. I refuse to continue to be brainwashed by my rightwinged family... Although, I'm not particularly fond of leftists, either...

I'm in the middle of the political compass now. I have varied beliefs. I'm proud to say I might be actually the first person in my family to vote Democrat, or at least something like Independent.

Of course, when I was younger, I was easily led to believe the same as my family, AND I was easily fooled. However, I won't let a single soul choose my beliefs for me now. I am my own person, there's only ONE of me. I can't allow others to change my opinions.

Never again.

EDIT: Yes, I am saying I was fooled to like Trump, was brainwashed to be strictly conservative, because I was young and gullible. As my brain continues to develop, I have my own feelings towards things now. AND my own opinion. My family and friends may try to force me to believe or side with them, but the thing is... I have my own beliefs. I might not agree with everyone or everything someone says... But that's okay. Everyone has their own opinions! And we should honestly respect that, regardless of how bad they are, or how incorrect you think they might be...

TBH, I just want equality for all, LOL.​

 

[Kurb]

i once thought coke was beer

 

[Midoriya]

I used to think the world was black and white when I was younger, and that you always had to pick a side on important topics that come up in every day life.

Then I learned you don’t have to. You can choose to take neither side and just go about life looking to get stronger both physically and mentally, which is what I’ve been doing. I always thought it was kind of lame that these same important topics were ones that divided people so much, which is why I don’t choose either side, because the world isn’t black or white, it’s gray.

I think what helped me realize this is the fact that I’ve been friends with so many people, including ones that are kind and friendly and even ones that are toxic and aggressive. I’ve learned to accept things for what they are with no regrets and to forgive people who have wronged me with no ill intent towards them at all, but not to forget.

TL;DR changing this opinion is what taught me that I can be friends with anyone.

 

[Antonio]

i once thought coke was beer

Then why do I feel buzzed when I do coke? Checkmate atheists.

 

[Princess Mipha]

As a kid I thought that everything, like.. EVERYTHING has banana inside
and as a kid I loved banana. Nowadays I hate it to death <:

 

[Sweetley]

Back then when I was younger, I found twitter dumb. Like I didn't know how it works and all. It took
me till 2018 when I give it a try and made my first twitter account. I do enjoy it now, although there
are so many weirdos on it sometimes, ugh. I still hate Facebook and Instagram a lot.