> I wasn't as open-minded as I thought I was. Don't open it too wide, unhygienic stuff might fall in. On a related note: why is it that people understand bas

> I wasn't as open-minded as I thought I was. Don't open it too wide, unhygienic stuff might fall in. On a related note: why is it that people understand basic food hygiene (don't eat rotten meat, wash your vegetables, spoiled milk is bad, etc.), but can't seem to grasp that the same basic concept applies to mental food too? You are what you eat, and that applies to what you read and consume in media too.