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A lot of conversations these days seem to be two sides in their camps yelling over the walls. I think both camps are coming from reasonable positions, and it’s
by trevyn 5y ago
A lot of conversations these days seem to be two sides in their camps yelling over the walls. I think both camps are coming from reasonable positions, and it’s important to me to try and find middle ground when I can.
Sometimes I can’t find a way to nudge a particular conversation toward constructiveness, but I can raise a way in which we all might be able to have more constructive conversations in the future.
A small drop of antidote against the psychological warfare going on. I’m still learning, but it feels right.
- zepto 5y agoAccusing people of being emotional seems more like doubling down on psychological warfare than an antidote. Once you have declared someone’s position invalid because of their emotional state rather than their logic, that person can no longer trust you to take anything they say seriously. In effect, you are declaring yourself to be an untrustworthy interlocutor. I recognize that you may have the goal of increasing constructive conversations, but it’s not clear how this technique is going to serve that goal, game theory or not.