Not everyone cares about your opinion, so the sooner you realize this, the less time you will waste expressing it to people who don’t care. The right to an opinion does not mean that someone is obliged to take it into account – in reality, some people do not listen, but wait for the moment when they can speak themselves and express their opinion.
Opinions themselves do not change anything. They do not become valuable simply because they are loud, emotional, or “correct.” If an opinion is not followed by action, it becomes noise, just like what happens on social media.
People are not looking for the truth, they are looking for confirmation. If your opinion matches theirs, you are “wise.” If it does not, you are an “idiot.” Arguments in this process serve a decorative function.
Social networks exacerbate this problem because algorithms don’t care what you say — what matters is whether it provokes a reaction. Anger or loud conclusions are rewarded more than meaningful opinions.
The “loudness” of an opinion arises not from its wording, but from the person expressing it, or from whether the topic is polarized in society, i.e., it is difficult to find a compromise because there are two strongly different opinions.
When you realize that some people don’t care about your opinion, there is no need to argue, explain or convince them. You start to focus on action rather than noise.
Not everyone cares about your opinion, what matters is whether it aligns with your values.