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1. Read the sources outside of your view point. 2. Play devil's advocate with the information you get. Personally, i think it's important to remember that the
by oldsklgdfth 6y ago
1. Read the sources outside of your view point.
2. Play devil's advocate with the information you get.
Personally, i think it's important to remember that the world is very complex and 2 views can be different and at the same time true.
Nickel and Dimed[0] is a book on low-wage jobs and how it is difficult to get by without support from some kind of social program.
Scratch beginnings[1] is the story of a guy that tried to live in a shelter and get by. In ten months he had moved into an apartment, bought a pickup truck, and had saved around $5,300.
Both these stories are opposing, in the logical sense. But they also real. Exploring different perspective helps dispel the notions that there is one "truth".
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_and_Dimed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_and_Dimed
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Beginnings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Beginnings
- cczizou 6y agoThis is useful. I tend to look for a universal rule I can abide by but reality requires alternative solutions. My hope is to find solutions that benefit collective society while not creating new inequities in the process. I believe conflicting realities need to be held in tension rather than allowing them to cancel each other out.
- oldsklgdfth 6y ago> I tend to look for a universal rule I can abide by but reality requires alternative solutions. I do the same. For me it's result of applying "scientific thinking" to everything, and searching a "grand unifying theory". I agree that conflicting realities should be displayed, as long at there is no effort to try any reconcile them and force some homogeneity.