Thanks Rob, this is a great exposition and I really like your examples of the different kind of diversity of opinion people hold.
I think there’s a relatively broad consensus behind this thesis. The two top voted posts on the forum deal with the fact that if we’re wrong we should want to know, and why it’s important to be nice when offering criticism. Michelle and Jess wrote a piece with some great practical advice for how to avoid people misreading you as hostile, and I’ve written about how to deal with the fact that we disagree about the best causes and the instrumental benefits of being nice.
Yep, it’s good that one of the first issues that we’ve formed consensus on involves the rules of conversational engagement.
Thanks Rob, this is a great exposition and I really like your examples of the different kind of diversity of opinion people hold.
I think there’s a relatively broad consensus behind this thesis. The two top voted posts on the forum deal with the fact that if we’re wrong we should want to know, and why it’s important to be nice when offering criticism. Michelle and Jess wrote a piece with some great practical advice for how to avoid people misreading you as hostile, and I’ve written about how to deal with the fact that we disagree about the best causes and the instrumental benefits of being nice.
Yep, it’s good that one of the first issues that we’ve formed consensus on involves the rules of conversational engagement.