Inequality is one of the triggers, rising uncertainty is another. Anything that causes people to fear losing what they already have, or what they aspy or two, but don't have, offered potential for resentment in your book. You've got different factors thet' start with the economic one, laura. As we know, inequality is a trigger. So instead, tell us about uncertainty, how that has a polarizing effect. And i'm amazed by how, then, i tolk to fom lor be surprised that that was the issue steve cared that he pickd, that he really cared about.
In their recent book, Poles Apart, behavioural scientist Alex Chesterfield, public affairs specialist Laura Osborne and political advisor Ali Goldsworthy look at what factors drive society apart and what can help bring it back together. Economist and broadcaster Linda Yueh hosts a wide-ranging discussion with the authors exploring not only the cultural forces at play, but also the economic, political and social media triggers that tip people from healthy disagreement into dangerous hostility.
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