I’m not immune from this tendency.
ChatGPT says:
Here are common examples of contempt before investigation:
AI is just hype – Dismissing AI as a passing fad or gimmick without learning how it’s already reshaping industries, relationships, and cognition itself.
Therapy is for weak people – Writing off psychological work as self-indulgent or unnecessary without understanding trauma, patterns, or the impact of unprocessed experience.
That’s just conspiracy theory – Disregarding alternative explanations or inconvenient evidence without looking at the source or reasoning.
He’s just a criminal – Condemning someone based on a label or past behavior without considering context, systems, or change.
Philosophy is useless – Dismissing an entire discipline that questions meaning, ethics, and logic just because it’s not overtly practical.
Spirituality is nonsense – Mocking practices like meditation, prayer, or ritual without considering their psychological or cultural depth.
Young people are lazy – Ignoring the realities of generational shifts, economic conditions, and new value systems.
That art is garbage – Dismissing new or challenging art as meaningless without asking what it’s trying to express.
That country is backward – Judging a culture or nation through a narrow lens without understanding its history, values, or challenges.
She only got the job because of diversity quotas – Reducing someone’s achievement to a policy without investigating her actual qualifications or experience.
At the core, contempt before investigation is ego protecting itself from discomfort, ambiguity, or the work of understanding.
