Lol. Gold. Just in case the question was sincere and literal- the sign on the billboard is saying you can give up your convictions (droplet held values and principles) for a night (of presumably fun and debauchery), and the quote below is saying not to trust that anyone or anything has your interests in mind Or is to your benefit that would have you act in a way to break your word or do things to lose self respect. I’ll go into that more in my own separate post though.
Like many things it’s nuanced right? Breaking a conviction against drunk driving is probably a bad idea, but the sort of convictions that were behind guys like Mao or Stalin etc. are probably better to break- and others are in between. It’s too complicated to discuss here- the ins and outs of where sticking to strongly held beliefs crosses over from being principled or steadfast to being pigheaded or willfully ignorant; or where being willing to compromise or try things and accept things that go against our beliefs changes from being open minded or flexible/adaptable and becomes a spinelessness or lack of moral compass.
We have to remember that conceits like racism, slavery, all sorts of horrible things have been individual or cultural convictions- a conviction isn’t inherently right- so there is some room here and there where if we aren’t questioning or challenging our own beliefs we may fall victim to bias.
But in context to this which appear from what I can see to be a dating service ad- the choice of worlds is perhaps distasteful. I suppose there is something to be said in most areas including romance and dating and relationships about pushing our comfort zones and trying new things- but if there is something you feel strong enough about in relationships to call it a conviction- there are good odds that might not be the sort of thing you should push outside of circumstances like repression or feeling forced into the closet or not knowing one is such. But that too is it’s own king topic I will leave alone.
Final thought- to the reply quote- wether one loses self respect for not following their convictions depends upon one’s perspective and how one feels about changing and adapting. And of course the particular conviction and it’s significance.
We have to remember that conceits like racism, slavery, all sorts of horrible things have been individual or cultural convictions- a conviction isn’t inherently right- so there is some room here and there where if we aren’t questioning or challenging our own beliefs we may fall victim to bias.
Final thought- to the reply quote- wether one loses self respect for not following their convictions depends upon one’s perspective and how one feels about changing and adapting. And of course the particular conviction and it’s significance.