>that is even slightly more nuanced than the shrieking ideological standoff The only place I've ever been where a decent in-person political discussion was har

>that is even slightly more nuanced than the shrieking ideological standoff The only place I've ever been where a decent in-person political discussion was hard to find was the norcal tech bubble (not to bag on the left, I've just never spent time in any stereotypical right-wing stronghold). There trick is understanding that most people use politics as either: a way to provoke a reaction out of the person they're talking to, and/or use politics as a proxy reason to hate others when the real reason is one that they can't admit outloud or even to themselves (e.g. class, subculture, race, sex (there's more, but those are the big ones)).