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Bhavik Patel's avatar

I'd add this may become a growing problem

Multiple relationships were frayed during the covid lockdowns

The amount of uncertain information is only and will only increase (SM, internet), a guru or group who align with you is a simple and seductive heuristic to outsource your thought process

(a true bipartisan issue)

Trust continues to be eroded

My guess is soon we hit a breaking point and start talking to each other instead of at each other.

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Opmerker's avatar

"The one cult you can never spot is the cult you're in." ~ Michael Yon, War Reporter. It's a pithy way to note our reasoning, perceptions, and conclusions are highly affected by our affinities for one group verses another. It's an inescapable human condition, and I sense the only way to mitigate this effect is to hold only loose connections to the various, competing groups that surround us.

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