M U L L A duel of ideas

The joy of being wrong

Zadie Smith  vs  Rebecca Solnit

Smith wrote that the great joy of an essay is the moment you discover you are wrong, and have to admit it on the page. Solnit treats not-knowing as a topographic feature — a kind of weather in which thinking happens better than under certainty. Both find a strange relief in being incorrect, and worth listening to about it.

Write the strongest version of an opinion you used to hold but no longer do. Be honest about why you changed.

Whose side are you on?

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