Popping filter bubbles

Listening to voices that are at odds with my own

I’d like to think I’ll meet people halfway no matter what they believe. Although… if they voted Tory in the last election if think we’d struggle to find common ground. Same if they voted for Brexit.

But that’s half of this country.

I avoid those conversations because I’ll get angry or at the very least uncomfortable.

Most people I know would happily wear the socks above. That puts me and them into a bubble. One that’s hard to pop because it’s comfortable to have your world view reinforced.

I don’t want to compromise on what I believe, but I would like to listen to other views and speak to more people outside my bubble. This was the premise of I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, where she interviewed people with very different views to hers — here’s a review:

“Sarah Silverman’s going for something unique in the political commentary world: genuine compassion. And, with her interviews, she seems eager to prove that compassion is the only thing that can really make change.”

Brett White of The Decider

I don’t think we can have too much of that kind of thing. It’s far more interesting than watching a slanging match, or the false balance of bothsidesism, or just having you’re own view confirmed.

Here’s to having conversations that challenge but also hold out the possibility of connection.