In 2016 I was so worried about the increasing polarization of the US that I spent 3 months researching and writing an essay about it (http://paulgraham.com/re.html ), but even I have been surprised at how fast it has increased since then.
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Decreasing polarization itself will not seem as exciting as dealing with the specific problems that we have polarized responses to. But it could be more important, because if we don't fix polarization, we could lose the ability to respond effectively to any other problem.
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So if you're the sort of person who likes to work on really important problems that other people overlook, this would be a good thing to focus on. And you'll find there's lots of room for new ideas, because we've barely begun to think about it.
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3 steps in a circle.
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High Population Democracy
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The government needs to be more about problem solving and less of an arena for ambitious people to compete for power. Maybe longer terms, more appointments, fewer elections.
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It might be that an opposing “long march through the institutions” is required, and that’ll take a generation or two. Alternatively, create new institutions and ignore the old ones.https://mobile.twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1272618580518023168 …
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Figure out how to help @mylifeafterhate
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