Matthew jackson is an economist at stanford. He studies how the structure of social interactions affects people's behavior. In one experiment, he found that some people became more polarized when faced with facts or information. Information isn't necessarily the solution; in fact it can be weaponized.
There are a lot of barriers to changing your mind: ego, overconfidence, inertia — and cost. Politicians who flip-flop get mocked; family and friends who cross tribal borders are shunned. But shouldn’t we be encouraging people to change their minds? And how can we get better at it ourselves?