1/ I think a lot of influential people fail to recognize just how much their agenda setting power *itself* constrains *their* ability to see other perspectives, even if they sincerely want to do so.
4/ Lots of bad actors use this structure deliberately. E.g., Ben Shapiro sets inane starting points all the time, and then banks on the safe bet that his followers won't follow the bread crumbs to other positions because it depends on a series of successful repositioning.
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5/ But, I really do think there is an under-appreciated amount of influencers who do this unintentionally, especially on social media. The more participants in a conversation -- which influence generates implicitly -- the more ridged boundaries appear, amplifying the effect.
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