Just as the title says, stubbornness is not conviction, yet it is often mistaken as such. In a world (or at least a nation) that has been transparently overtaken by corruption, people crave conviction for celebrities and politicians that seem to be guided by something other than greed. I find myself in this emerging faction. I am hungry for authenticity. Truly random photo dumps. People giving unpopular and not "unpopular" hot takes. If someone is authentic, we should be able to find their guiding principles; their convictions. This is where many people go wrong. A thriving democracy requires everyone who...