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Tiger Woods cheated on his wife. We, the morally upstanding public, are supposed to hate him. Michael Vick murdered dogs. We, the morally outraged public, are supposed to hate him. Bernie Madoff made a fortune scamming people. We, the innocent victims, are supposed to hate him. But Tiger Woods is also a dad. Do we [...]
As you may have heard, the Mid-Atlantic US (in which I currently live) got hammered by a massive snowstorm this weekend. Weather reports had been sensationalizing the potentially apocalyptic effects of the storm for days, warning that we could see a record snowfall and complete paralysis of city functions. And if you doubt that people [...]
Last week, I urged us all to reconsider the way in which we tell stories. I believe oversimplification and a reliance on “us vs. the other” is destroying our ability to understand and relate to one another, which obstructs our chances of evolving culturally. And since what we choose to care about is entirely subjective, [...]
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We’re All Trolls: 11 Ways We Can Stop Being So Damn Divisive!
Lately, I’ve been arguing against the perpetual “us vs. them” method of storytelling because I think it’s ruining our ability (and desire) to understand each other. Opposing groups have always been quick to condemn “the other,” but the degree to (and zest with) which we do it these days borders on alarming. A few days [...]
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