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[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Dispassionate takes on controversial issues.

There's always atleast two sides to each story and more often than not the truth is somewhere in the middle. If you think something is clear-cut you're almost guranteed to be mistaken and misinformed and many of your dearest beliefs are totally wrong.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is, of course, a relevant xkcd - it's yesterday's https://xkcd.com/2898/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Oh, that's brilliant. I hadn't seen that one yet. The alt text is great, too.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think social media, particularly Twitter, has bred this. Twitter is designed in a way that makes it impossible to have an actual structured debate and instead encourages short and unambiguous statements which cannot possibly accurately encapsulate an issue

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

encourages short and unambiguous statements which cannot possibly accurately encapsulate an issue

Conservatives in a nutshell. (I'll add the /s here for anyone not getting the joke that I'm doing the exact thing we're talking about)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I needed that /s, lol.

Because isn't that literally what conservatives do? Pick wedge issues then make quick soundbites about "common sense" "solutions" that align with simple black & white thinking and conservative values?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yes, social media has destroyed nuance. Recognizing that a person can understand a position without believing that position is also gone. And people are often performing for likes and β€œratio” and discussing in bad faith and being intentionally obtuse in the hopes of getting more attention.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I've taken to letting people know my opinion that if they are omicient they are wasting their talent arguing about piddly topics with subjectives like myself

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Dispassionate? Could there be a better word? I think I know and agree with what your saying but I don't think that's the correct word.