“I honestly don’t know that much about Ben besides having seen some of his movies. But I think is actually pretty cool to talk about,” one Reddit user wrote. “So many liberal and left-leaning people want to pretend like they were born woke, and that just isn’t the case for most people. It’s nice to hear someone say that they were wrong, were presented with new information, and then had the introspection to change their beliefs.”

“The world has evolved and then again not. The important thing is that you reflect on yourself and adapt and try to do better. At least he is questioning himself,” another added, echoed by someone else who wrote: “Ben has his flaws, but I really respect when people actively introspect and try their hardest to be better versions of themselves.”

“Good on him for learning, growing, and actually acknowledging/starting a conversation about this,” added another user.