I use this technique when talking about pipelines, EV’s and the like. When the person I am talking with has some valid concerns or an opinion different than mine I typically respond with a version of “it depends what you think is the biggest issue facing us, if you think it’s climate change then.... “
I use this technique when talking about pipelines, EV’s and the like. When the person I am talking with has some valid concerns or an opinion different than mine I typically respond with a version of “it depends what you think is the biggest issue facing us, if you think it’s climate change then.... “
These conversations deal with a known unknown and it helps frame a conversation rather than an argument. It worked moderately well discussing the government response to the pandemic, being that it was and is hard to tell where some one is going to land on that one and everyone was a bit on edge.
I think the important part is figuring out whether it was a conversation you even want to have. One of the mistakes many people make it trying to change peoples minded during a conversation, that’s an argument, rather than just having a conversation.
I think that's exactly right. But whether you're having an argument or a conversation, it matters your attitude. Do you think you can overwhelm your conversation partner? Or can you come to a better understanding? Or, worse yet, do you accept that both are impossible and revert instead to just performative displays of aggression?
I use this technique when talking about pipelines, EV’s and the like. When the person I am talking with has some valid concerns or an opinion different than mine I typically respond with a version of “it depends what you think is the biggest issue facing us, if you think it’s climate change then.... “
These conversations deal with a known unknown and it helps frame a conversation rather than an argument. It worked moderately well discussing the government response to the pandemic, being that it was and is hard to tell where some one is going to land on that one and everyone was a bit on edge.
I think the important part is figuring out whether it was a conversation you even want to have. One of the mistakes many people make it trying to change peoples minded during a conversation, that’s an argument, rather than just having a conversation.
I think that's exactly right. But whether you're having an argument or a conversation, it matters your attitude. Do you think you can overwhelm your conversation partner? Or can you come to a better understanding? Or, worse yet, do you accept that both are impossible and revert instead to just performative displays of aggression?