Philosopher Hilary Lawson uses the term “dead closures” for inherited ways of seeing the world that can quietly shape our judgments and behavior. None of us develops our beliefs entirely independently. The question is not whether other people influenced you, but which influence you believe has shaped the largest share of the opinions you now consider your own. Inspired by Jonny Thomson’s Mini Philosophy article: “Most of your opinions aren’t yours — and a philosopher has a name for it”⁠