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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When someone in power goes quiet, how do you decide whether to wait patiently or demand they speak up?”
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Sharing controversial take can actually lead to a better world
Most of social media today rewards bold claims—but not the process of refining them. The more you double down, the more attention you get. But I want a world where people can share strong opinions in order to refine them, not just defend them.... Disasters as Political Fodder
Recently, a family member asked me if I knew about the LA fires. I said "yes, it's terrible". And they said "and they've proven that the fires were started by immigrants." I burst out laughing derisively and said "yes, if they'd just shoot all the immigrants, everything would... It feels like not a coincidence that the thread about media bias has by far the most activity. A couple ways I can think to interpret this are: UpTrust is a project that’s quite centrally about addressing this issue as a facet of the bigger problem of global meaning making, and... - annabeth...
There are a few ways I’m orienting to this. For a long time I listened to NPR every day and got huge emotional surges around every new piece of political info. For the past 5-7 years I am either in a correction or overcorrection.... - goldie...
Uptrusting as Oral Culture
Interesting to explore UpTrust w/ the frame that it's more of an "oral culture" than a "written culture", where it has more of a riff and jazz kind of energy than other internet community sites that I frequent.... "You can't breathe without getting projected on." - Valerie Daniel
(said @valerie during today's Level Up immersion)
Some integral philosophy/analysis behind TreeView
Forums like Reddit and Facebook are essentially "Orange" interaction paradigms—there's a static "original post" and a fixed hierarchy. Some benefits of this are that you get some sense of coherence to a conversation, and if you're ten layers deep in replies, you can quickly... - LeelaRose...
Deep take/ Hot take- Hating and complaining is healthy for authenticity and intimacy
In the new age era, there is so much emphasis on positivity and light. I sense a superficial texture at times, where it's challenging for me to feel the depths of the person before me.... - Sara Schultz...
Boycotting Explanation
I've been experimenting lately with refusing to explain in relationship. I was raised by a lawyer and legal assistant and in the context of my upbringing being able to explain myself and my experience/emotions/etc (and implicitly justify myself) was my ticket to my... - onWe have the option to see everything in your life as collaborative; we are scared to say this because we don't want to victim-blame but we're also scared of the possibilities and transcendence that opens upby
I love how you address the victim-blaming this can seem to be. The inner and outer are so entwined, as soon as I learn something about how I work it's immediately tempting to apply it to other people!... - stephen...
How does UpTrust handle inquiry?
With only a few exceptions, it seems to me that the posting/commenting here tends toward making and responding to statements. Is there an implicit/explicit cultural value around making (controversial) statements on UpTrust?... Having Hard Conversations
There are many subjects where I want to learn more, but depending on how polarizing they are, I don’t feel I can explore them "out loud" for fear of offending or being "cancelled." Also, someone could easily take a snapshot of what I said or believed at a moment in time and it... Building bridges and bursting bubbles. Anytime we address new interlocutors, we engage in a constant recalibration of our common assumptions. And, why deny it: preaching to the choir feels better than talking to a wall. Yet, we don't want to be preachy, at least not admittedly.... It's not always best to tell the truth
Truth is tricky to define, and often people use a black-and-white definition to avoid taking responsibility for impact. But those kinds of truths rarely land well.... - david...
If you think my bicycle metaphors are too much ...
If you've ever heard me on a rant, you may know that I can go down a few rabbit trails when trying to make some obscure point through metaphors. I just posted about language being a reverse bicycle, as one example (interesting to me, but we'll see if anyone else agrees).... 24
What I’ve Learned in the Last Twenty‑Four Hours I’ve learned that clarity comes when I slow down enough to actually look at things instead of reacting to them. I’ve learned that truth doesn’t hide — it waits — and the real work is training my eyes to see it....