This post from @jsonbecker is going to be timeless, because as a society we increasingly let social media amplify each side of an issue until it’s out of proportion with the facts:

…sometimes when your peers and people you respect have all decided what the “right” view is, it’s very hard to comfortably express a less strident, more lukewarm, more timid, and possibly more complex or nuanced take, especially if you’re not ready, willing, and able to present a dissertation about your view point.

@manton Yeah, I had to save that post to use as reference material in the future. There are a small number of things that are not debatable, but there are a whole lot more where it's just uncomfortable to ask questions in trying to get to a position one can justify in their own mind.

@manton I keep coming back to the idea that we should "be curious, not judgmental."

@jarrod Totally. And admittedly sometimes it's hard not to judge and then jump into the discussion.

@manton hah - yes .. I read it and immediately posted it into a large network I belong to .. a network where a lot of that goes on … despite their claims. So far not even a like.

Not sure if that’s good or bad .. that will be tested by any behavioral change.

// @jsonbecker

@manton A very good post, and it's a shame that this property of social media makes it difficult to express a more nuanced position (or at least without spending a lot of energy in doing so).