Complicating the Narratives
The author unfortunately undermines his own article by starting out with:<p>&quot;I have overvalued reasoning in myself and others and undervalued pride, fear and the need to belong.&quot;<p>If you start out with the idea that you are the reasonable one and all you need to do is soothe the fears of your opponents, you aren&#x27;t going to teach (or learn) anything.<p>But I like the general approach of interrupting narratives. It&#x27;s the opposite of what the media does, and it makes people stop and think, or at least recognize there is greater complexity to an issue.