Cyan — Good points! I’ve thought about (and struggled with) your exact point a lot. At what point does one say, “No, you’re wrong and close one self off to the other side and fight for their side.” and at what point does one stay open?

I’ve felt this as a citizen, parent, spouse, entrepreneur, etc. One of my take-aways from writing and researching the article, is that whichever way one goes, it’s valuable conversation to have and think about, because how we are in one place is often how we are in other places.

Side note — one of my favorite quotes between this tension of battle and collaboration is the following quote:

“In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. And then, in that very moment when I love them…. I destroy them.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game