Bravo, perfectly said. And when you do engage bad faith actors, always keep in mind that you won’t change their mind. And you don’t need to, because you’re engaging with them to help other readers come to the right conclusions about the future of democracy.
Yes, a major goal of our discussions in general is to help people reading the discussion. Ideally that would be pro-democracy conclusions. It’s reasonable to assume we won’t change bad faith actors minds in the short term. Studies have shown people reject new information that contradicts their beliefs. That’s why we are in an information race. The initial opinion people form between now and the election is the opinion they are going to have on election day. But I do think anything is possible in the long term. We just need to get there with our democracy.
Bravo, perfectly said. And when you do engage bad faith actors, always keep in mind that you won’t change their mind. And you don’t need to, because you’re engaging with them to help other readers come to the right conclusions about the future of democracy.
Yes, a major goal of our discussions in general is to help people reading the discussion. Ideally that would be pro-democracy conclusions. It’s reasonable to assume we won’t change bad faith actors minds in the short term. Studies have shown people reject new information that contradicts their beliefs. That’s why we are in an information race. The initial opinion people form between now and the election is the opinion they are going to have on election day. But I do think anything is possible in the long term. We just need to get there with our democracy.