HSL Critical Discourse: Difference between revisions
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Ever since "Hot Talk" became big on talk radio in the 1980s (and perhaps before), media has pushed ever further into radicalizing discourse. From traditional media to social media, the landscape of conversation is strewn with landmines. | Ever since "Hot Talk" became big on talk radio in the 1980s (and perhaps before), media has pushed ever further into radicalizing discourse. From traditional media to social media, the landscape of conversation is strewn with landmines. | ||
I am | I am creating a space where people can talk without rancor on opposite sides of volatile topics: guns, abortion, capitalism, socialism, poverty, and religion, to name a few. | ||
And just to be open and honest, part of it is about intellectual elitism. I miss working at Amazon and being surrounded by people who think deeply and work hard at challenging their own beliefs. | And just to be open and honest, part of it is about intellectual elitism. I miss working at Amazon and being surrounded by people who think deeply and work hard at challenging their own beliefs. | ||
That doesn't mean you have to have some particular history or credentials to participate. The goal is to move the discourse forward on complex topics. Having a solid study statistics from Johns Hopkins is important, but being an attentive listener and representing the curious neophyte is equally valuable. | That doesn't mean you have to have some particular history or credentials to participate. The goal is to move the discourse forward on complex topics. Having a solid study statistics from Johns Hopkins is important, but being an attentive listener and representing the curious neophyte is equally valuable. | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 15 March 2024
- Create Trust
- Create an In-Group Dynamic
- Possible Sunday Service thing.
- Upside: Avoiding the antichristians.
- Downside: Losing the religious counterpoint.
- HSL Email Thread Subject: "Just an idea"
Topics
Concept
Ever since "Hot Talk" became big on talk radio in the 1980s (and perhaps before), media has pushed ever further into radicalizing discourse. From traditional media to social media, the landscape of conversation is strewn with landmines.
I am creating a space where people can talk without rancor on opposite sides of volatile topics: guns, abortion, capitalism, socialism, poverty, and religion, to name a few.
And just to be open and honest, part of it is about intellectual elitism. I miss working at Amazon and being surrounded by people who think deeply and work hard at challenging their own beliefs.
That doesn't mean you have to have some particular history or credentials to participate. The goal is to move the discourse forward on complex topics. Having a solid study statistics from Johns Hopkins is important, but being an attentive listener and representing the curious neophyte is equally valuable.