Your comment is so perfect, it's everything I feel and wish more people could see. Please do send this essay to anyone who's stuck in that broken binary approach. I think part of the problem—besides that Us vs Them mentality being part of our primitive instincts—is simply that people lack the mental framework for practicing thought fluid…
Your comment is so perfect, it's everything I feel and wish more people could see. Please do send this essay to anyone who's stuck in that broken binary approach. I think part of the problem—besides that Us vs Them mentality being part of our primitive instincts—is simply that people lack the mental framework for practicing thought fluidity (as you wonderfully described!) and don't know how to push back when others demand they instantly take a side.
The more we can highlight this "middle way" in our culture, the more obviously destructive the choice to reject it can become. And thank YOU for committing to this practice of seeking nuance and thinking independently in your own life. People don't get enough credit for this difficult and powerful ability in our culture today. Your comment fills me with hope.
Your comment is so perfect, it's everything I feel and wish more people could see. Please do send this essay to anyone who's stuck in that broken binary approach. I think part of the problem—besides that Us vs Them mentality being part of our primitive instincts—is simply that people lack the mental framework for practicing thought fluidity (as you wonderfully described!) and don't know how to push back when others demand they instantly take a side.
The more we can highlight this "middle way" in our culture, the more obviously destructive the choice to reject it can become. And thank YOU for committing to this practice of seeking nuance and thinking independently in your own life. People don't get enough credit for this difficult and powerful ability in our culture today. Your comment fills me with hope.