Emma Gannon on understanding, not agreeing
How We Live Now with Katherine May
The Importance of Disagreement on Social Media
I love a little bit of disagreement but unfortunately yeah the platforms aren't designed for that longer form which is why I've moved over to sub-stacks like this amazing newsletter platform where people are leaving really long comments with each other and disagreeing. Twitter in particular is a platform that not only do I witness loads of outrage and but also some kind of it almost trains you into extreme positions because that very short pithy mode of expression works best when you're saying something clear and blunt and simple. If you say something complex and nuanced it doesn't land well quite often and you'll immediately get a load of pushback whereas if you say something extreme but simple you may get the pushback
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
