[I remember as a kid in the schoolyard we settled a lot of things...]
LOL! That is one of the most nonsensical opinions I have ever seen used in an adult political discussion. But in your case, it is evident that you are still there. (Based on your final sentence.)
I remember how when I first read Stephen King way back when the voice in my head was arbitrary. But later when I heard King's actual voice it was as if he were the narrator of his subsequent works in my mind.
Strange.
Oops, sorry—bit of a sidetrack—you are wrong:)