> Various forms of slow empathetic discourse have their rightful place, but in our current historical context, where the smartphone is the new axis mundi, filte

> Various forms of slow empathetic discourse have their rightful place, but in our current historical context, where the smartphone is the new axis mundi, filter bubbles prevail and attention is easily hijacked, there appears to be little chance that dialogue alone will help reduce polarisation or significantly influence collective sensemaking. Good dialogue is essential, powerful and can be transformative, yes, but it may not be sufficiently scalable to significantly improve public discourse because it often lacks the narrative tension, projective identification, tacit mythos and visceral hit of a public contest.