Amplified Tribalism Is a Real Challenge

I'm worried that everyone talking past each other decreases the likelihood of a better future in a very real way. Amplified tribalism encourages ideas either so radical as to not gain broad support, or so watered down that no one cares enough to oppose them. Less ambitious projects will lead to more meaninglessness and more squabbling about dumshit on the internet. But unsurprisingly, i think it's beatable. In optimism, i argued for the very optimistic belief that things will inevitably go wrong, but that each new challenge is an opportunity for further progress. We need a vision of the present and future we can all get excited about and feel a part of. That supersedes meaningless online squ