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Posted - February 20, 2023 at 10:31 PM
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Waitbutwhy's new book on political polarization is out tomorrow after 6 years in the making. The book highlights the importance of addressing polarization as it affects our ability to collectively think and act. The author suggests seeing political questions as at least 2D, with a focus on how we think rather than what we think. The book also emphasizes the importance of healthy boundaries and high-rung thinking, which is not necessarily centrist. The author hopes the book will help break the cycle of bad times and foolishness.

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A new book by @waitbutwhy, 6 years in the making, is out tomorrow (Feb 21)! It's on political polarization: 😱 https://waitbutwhy.com/ 😱 I already knew lots on this topic, yet Tim's book *still* gave me fresh angles & insights. Sharing some highlights in this thread! 🧵1/9

What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book For Societies Available today waitbutwhy.com

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First, why care about polarization? Well, no matter what big problem you care about — bioweapons, World War 3, environmental damage, AI — we can't fix it if our ability to collectively think & act is wrecked. Thus: polarization is *the* meta-problem. 🧵2/9

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The most fruitful insight from Tim's book: We should see political questions not as 1D (left-right, pro-anti), but at *least* 2D: The old axis is *what* we think. The new axis is *how* we think. 🧵3/9

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Low-Rung: think like we're fighting (ideas are "attacked, defended". don't "give ammo to other side", "infighting" is bad...) High-Rung: think like we're building (ideas have "foundations, pillars, steps". it's *good* to critique own team, try outsider alternatives...) 🧵4/9

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You may think, that's just @GeorgeLakoff's Metaphors, or @juliagalef's Scout/Soldier Mindset. Well, yeah. To paraphrase André Gide: "Everything wise was said before... but folks weren't listening, so say it again, in a new way." For me, Tim's new book's new way *works*. 🧵5/9

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Unlike most anti-polarization essays, Tim makes VERY clear that "high-rung" DOES NOT MEAN "CENTRIST". There *are* low-rung moderates, and there *are* high-rung radicals. High-rung thinking, like true science, is a *process*, not Thou Shalt Believe X. 🧵6/9

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For years, I wanted to call out the toxicity "on my side", but felt "that's infighting, still Us vs Them", etc But the book showed me: boundaries are *healthy*. We *need* lines of what's role-model-worthy & not. But: the line ought not be WHAT we think, but HOW we think. 🧵7/9

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The book closes with this humbling, scary loop: Bad times → Wise folks → Good times → Fools → Bad times I hope we find a solution out of this cycle. Failing that, I hope we can minimize the depth of the bad times, & get to wisdom soon. I hope Tim's book helps. 🧵8/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

I read the pre-release copy of "What's Our Problem" in one 6-hour sitting. (Screenshots shared with permission) It's *that* funny & insightful. Again, it launches tomorrow, Feb 21 Tuesday: https://waitbutwhy.com/?v=2 Thanks again, @waitbutwhy! 🧵END p.s: more pix

What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book For Societies Available today waitbutwhy.com

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ncasenmare
Posted - February 20, 2023 at 10:31 PM
Saved - February 20, 2023 at 10:33 PM
reSee.it AI Summary
Waitbutwhy's new book on political polarization is out tomorrow after 6 years in the making. The book highlights the importance of addressing polarization as it affects our ability to collectively think and act. The author suggests seeing political questions as at least 2D, with a focus on how we think rather than what we think. The book also emphasizes the importance of healthy boundaries and high-rung thinking, which is not necessarily centrist. The author hopes the book will help break the cycle of bad times and foolishness.

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

A new book by @waitbutwhy, 6 years in the making, is out tomorrow (Feb 21)! It's on political polarization: 😱 https://waitbutwhy.com/ 😱 I already knew lots on this topic, yet Tim's book *still* gave me fresh angles & insights. Sharing some highlights in this thread! 🧵1/9

What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book For Societies Available today waitbutwhy.com

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

First, why care about polarization? Well, no matter what big problem you care about — bioweapons, World War 3, environmental damage, AI — we can't fix it if our ability to collectively think & act is wrecked. Thus: polarization is *the* meta-problem. 🧵2/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

The most fruitful insight from Tim's book: We should see political questions not as 1D (left-right, pro-anti), but at *least* 2D: The old axis is *what* we think. The new axis is *how* we think. 🧵3/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

Low-Rung: think like we're fighting (ideas are "attacked, defended". don't "give ammo to other side", "infighting" is bad...) High-Rung: think like we're building (ideas have "foundations, pillars, steps". it's *good* to critique own team, try outsider alternatives...) 🧵4/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

You may think, that's just @GeorgeLakoff's Metaphors, or @juliagalef's Scout/Soldier Mindset. Well, yeah. To paraphrase André Gide: "Everything wise was said before... but folks weren't listening, so say it again, in a new way." For me, Tim's new book's new way *works*. 🧵5/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

Unlike most anti-polarization essays, Tim makes VERY clear that "high-rung" DOES NOT MEAN "CENTRIST". There *are* low-rung moderates, and there *are* high-rung radicals. High-rung thinking, like true science, is a *process*, not Thou Shalt Believe X. 🧵6/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

For years, I wanted to call out the toxicity "on my side", but felt "that's infighting, still Us vs Them", etc But the book showed me: boundaries are *healthy*. We *need* lines of what's role-model-worthy & not. But: the line ought not be WHAT we think, but HOW we think. 🧵7/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

The book closes with this humbling, scary loop: Bad times → Wise folks → Good times → Fools → Bad times I hope we find a solution out of this cycle. Failing that, I hope we can minimize the depth of the bad times, & get to wisdom soon. I hope Tim's book helps. 🧵8/9

@ncasenmare - Nicky Case may soon quit birdsite for elephantsite

I read the pre-release copy of "What's Our Problem" in one 6-hour sitting. (Screenshots shared with permission) It's *that* funny & insightful. Again, it launches tomorrow, Feb 21 Tuesday: https://waitbutwhy.com/?v=2 Thanks again, @waitbutwhy! 🧵END p.s: more pix

What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book For Societies Available today waitbutwhy.com

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