If the 2 tribes do not share ideas, they'll remain incestuously parochial. Our politics will further polarize and our progress will stagnate
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The only remedy is to start following those you don't agree with, and start retweeting info that doesn't fit your narrative.
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If we all did this, we'd see a growth of purple between the red & blue. And in that purple we might find synthesis and a path to the future
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Progress is neither the left path or the right. It is through the impasse created by the interlocking horns of the left and right.
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@Memeghnad your tweet made a lot of sense when we look at shit like this -
Confirmation bias is what Social Media functions on. Any and every view is reinforced with similar views. No critical thinking involved.
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It's SOCIAL media. I don't attend parties with racists, misogynists, and other sorts who don't believe in helping others. Why do it here?
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This is how I feel, too. I use social media to interact with friends and have a nice time, not get my news or information. That's elsewhere.
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I don't understand how me listening to people who dehumanize myself & my close friends will fix anything. I've heard lots of their opinions.
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Some people treat me like a person who has agency, & some treat me like I'm delusional for existing. I don't think progress lies in between.
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