Loved this post - clearly the work of a thoughtful and empathetic person. Turns out social scientist Dr Maryanne Wolf is weeping for the decline of deep reading - like the books you mention- because the process of reading books like that, especially deep reading in early childhood, is the scaffolding for empathy- and likely, the ability to hold opposable ideas and understand nuance.
Reading this was enlightening in and of itself. Regarding politics, the most difficult part was picking between good policy or good character. But I challenge everyone here to also look beyond what we've been told is bad character — plenty of people who have met Trump first-hand claims otherwise, and similar to the Bush anecdote at the start, he's neither the worst nor should media snippets define someone.
The middle ground is often a temporary status before you find the truth, with truth often lies one side. The eaxmples that Kyle used, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, JFK Jr. were all centrists before they found the truth and moved to the Right. The truth often is not at middle although many people use that as an excuse to not pursue the truth as that's the toughest process. So finding nuances is the key to the truth, no matter where you are
Loved this post - clearly the work of a thoughtful and empathetic person. Turns out social scientist Dr Maryanne Wolf is weeping for the decline of deep reading - like the books you mention- because the process of reading books like that, especially deep reading in early childhood, is the scaffolding for empathy- and likely, the ability to hold opposable ideas and understand nuance.
Reading this was enlightening in and of itself. Regarding politics, the most difficult part was picking between good policy or good character. But I challenge everyone here to also look beyond what we've been told is bad character — plenty of people who have met Trump first-hand claims otherwise, and similar to the Bush anecdote at the start, he's neither the worst nor should media snippets define someone.
The middle ground is often a temporary status before you find the truth, with truth often lies one side. The eaxmples that Kyle used, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, JFK Jr. were all centrists before they found the truth and moved to the Right. The truth often is not at middle although many people use that as an excuse to not pursue the truth as that's the toughest process. So finding nuances is the key to the truth, no matter where you are
This is what I’ve been thinking, but not able to put into my own words. Thanks for your well written insight!
Great post and just what is needed. Its easy to simply attach labels and throw stones its much harder to actually explore positions.