What happened to fixing things through conversation?

[Ian]

At what point did the majority of people on both sides of every issue think it was easier to just overreact and yell at each other rather than attempt to broker some kind of moderates conversation to find common ground?

Cops getting suspended for pushing people while following orders
People getting fired for saying the wrong thing
Twitter backlash for everything

There was a time in this world where your punishment for unpopular behavior was to be subjected to a conversation which was meant to expose you to a rational counterpoint to your interpretation of things.

It’s how people end up changing, when someone they relate to has their eyes opened to the fact that things aren’t binary and just because you are right doesn’t mean someone else has to be wrong.

I wish we could start some kind of movement where the following happened more:

Black people get assaulted by police: community members and the police sit down with professional moderators so both sides can better understand each others’ perspective

Someone says something unpopular on Twitter: they keep their job and get some Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training from someone and becomes a voice for expanding your perspective

Etc, etc.

This cancel culture stuff is murdering our world, one massive media frenzy at a time. If we really want change, driving people further into sheltered opinions about the world isn’t going to get us anywhere. We’ll all just retreat into our corners and procreate.