I've recently realized how many of my friends buy into the idea of quietism. They are quick to discourage any discussion on ideas as futile because you can't change another person's mind. Does that matter? Must we accept the world as is, ideas as set, unchanging, and stubborn? I would disagree. There must be the ability to change ideas since people switch allegiances every day. What would the point of presidential debates be if minds can't change? What would be the point of political, philosophical, or really any type of discourse if we're all set in our ways? Actually, what is the point of any conversation be if we're so stubborn. The purpose of conversation is to change the other person's perception of yourself, always trying to get them to understand you just a bit more (I don't count the unneeded social mouthings of "small talk" in this idea of conversation. Small talk serves no purpose and is better off unsaid.).

So, to the audience, to the world, to all. Quit staying in your state of quietism. The ability to change minds is there, you must simply grasp at it.