There is a trend in activist and anarchist circles where people are encouraged to only associate with people who think exactly like themselves, and I find this trend to be extremely counterproductive and damaging.
It is important to associate with people who are different, and people who see the world differently, not only for our own perspective and our owns state of mind, but also for the sake of promoting our own philosophy and showing others that we are friendly, peaceful and reasonable people.
Your friends, family and acquaintances may have incorrect ideas about society or the government, but that is no reason to shun or lecture them. It is important to inform people, yes, but the best way to do that is to be excited about the ideas that you believe in and lead by example in making them a reality. This will make them more receptive to your ideas when those controversial topics come up and those serious conversations happen.
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