Posted by
Steve Smith on
Nov 07, 2020; 7:02pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/The-solution-to-Trump-Biden-polarization-may-be-easier-and-cheaper-than-we-think-tp7599415p7599420.html
Barry (nod to Tom J) -
I very much agree that the demise (severe constriction?) of "long form
journalism" is significantly a problem for the larger discourse on the
many problems we face. I'm not sure if the *readership* will support a
return to this. I myself am guilty of "grazing" on hypermedia
sound/video/text-bites rather than taking the time and energy to prepare
and sit down to a proper 7 course meal. Despite having a fairly
educated and well read peer group (here and elsewhere) I find that my
friends and colleagues to be as guilty as I of the same. I *do* want
to believe that as the nation's cortisol levels drop (at least those who
remove themselves from the Facebook/Twitter-sphere).
I am just now listening to the newsfeeds applaud Biden's significant
(popular) but still squeek-by (electoral college) win and the Senate
remaining Republican controlled. I went to bed late Tuesday night and
woke early Wednesday with a feeling of trepidation that Trump & Co had
pulled off the same thing they did in 2016, but by Wednesday evening I
began holding my breath in hopeful anticipation. Today I finally
exhaled as the Presidential Electoral map turned blue (enough) today (or
more to the point, the major news networks, including Fox, declared a
win to Biden).
Marcus' point about "local optimization according to local information"
is relevant to the line of discussion SteveG has been promoting...
fundamentally "trusting in the collective, emergent,
complex-adaptive-system". Of course, this begs "what means local?" in
a highly connected world. I personally feel that my ability to be a
"good citizen of the world" is improved by having dozens of
friends/colleagues around the world who I can tap directly for
information when something comes up that they are much more likely to
know directly about than I could (or any major media outlet). I have
other friends/colleagues who have even more meaningful connections (via
global communications) than I do, so even if I can't get first-order
information, I can get *second order*. I don't follow social media
(esp. Twitter and Facebook) which feels to me to facilitate the *worst*
of the negative feedback loops because they seem to undermine *personal*
investment/responsibility in the messaging they carry.
- Steve
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