Certainty is so alluring, especially around people we disagree with. There is no drug as potent as feeling right and justified.
Binary thinking makes it easy to dismiss each other, but most of life and most of us, don’t fit neatly into those boxes. The hard part is staying open, especially when we're angry at the injustices of the current climate.
Thank you for sharing this story with such thoughtfulness.
Nick, these conversations are so important. Thanks for having them and for thoughtfully sharing them with your readers/subscribers.
Truth.
Certainty is so alluring, especially around people we disagree with. There is no drug as potent as feeling right and justified.
Binary thinking makes it easy to dismiss each other, but most of life and most of us, don’t fit neatly into those boxes. The hard part is staying open, especially when we're angry at the injustices of the current climate.
Thank you for sharing this story with such thoughtfulness.