Twitter Misinterpretations

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I recently tweeted something about Elon Musk and Twitter that I thought was pretty innocent. It didn't cross my mind that there's an enormous number of people on Twitter who don't like him. And we're going to use my tweet to express that feeling, he says. We've created a whole universe in our minds that connect every thought that share it around the world.

In our highly polarized times, everyone seems obsessed with the truth: what is it, who has it, and which side's got it all wrong. What we don't seem to care about, says journalist Monica Guzman, is the truth behind perspectives other than our own. Listen as Guzman and host Russ Roberts discuss Guzman's book I Never Thought of It That Way, a call to get interested in the people behind the positions, and the experiences, hopes, and fears that lead to their beliefs. Guzman and Roberts also discuss the role of great questions in sparking meaningful conversations, and how we can not only get along with, but even learn from, those with whom we ardently disagree.