Bill Eddy

And it used to be around work, like a shared task. But now we do so much of our work alone or tiny groups. And so you get a real sense of community. People used to get it from church or synagogue or mosque, wherever. And that's weakened. And so we get that now a lot, the intense emotional community from politics. And so there's a community for you, and there's a community for you.

And it used to be around work, like a shared task. But now we do so much of our work alone or tiny groups. And so you get a real sense of community. People used to get it from church or synagogue or mosque, wherever. And that's weakened. And so we get that now a lot, the intense emotional community from politics. And so there's a community for you, and there's a community for you.

So they pull themselves together. They get that, I don't know, dopamine hit or whatever it is, and strengthens them. So what's happening is we're pulling apart. But to me, the answer is exposing the patterns and understanding our brains. is recognize what's happening. This person's probably exaggerating when they say that those people are evil.

So they pull themselves together. They get that, I don't know, dopamine hit or whatever it is, and strengthens them. So what's happening is we're pulling apart. But to me, the answer is exposing the patterns and understanding our brains. is recognize what's happening. This person's probably exaggerating when they say that those people are evil.

So they pull themselves together. They get that, I don't know, dopamine hit or whatever it is, and strengthens them. So what's happening is we're pulling apart. But to me, the answer is exposing the patterns and understanding our brains. is recognize what's happening. This person's probably exaggerating when they say that those people are evil.

This person's probably exaggerating when they say those people are stupid. Whatever it is that we have to realize, okay, don't buy that completely. And what's fascinating to me, I don't know how it happened, but I get text message solicitations to contribute to campaigns from conservatives and liberals. I get both. And guess what? They look like each other.

This person's probably exaggerating when they say those people are stupid. Whatever it is that we have to realize, okay, don't buy that completely. And what's fascinating to me, I don't know how it happened, but I get text message solicitations to contribute to campaigns from conservatives and liberals. I get both. And guess what? They look like each other.

This person's probably exaggerating when they say those people are stupid. Whatever it is that we have to realize, okay, don't buy that completely. And what's fascinating to me, I don't know how it happened, but I get text message solicitations to contribute to campaigns from conservatives and liberals. I get both. And guess what? They look like each other.

And they're like, the end of the world is coming. You've got to give $10 or $100 to save the world. And the end of the world is coming because of them.

And they're like, the end of the world is coming. You've got to give $10 or $100 to save the world. And the end of the world is coming because of them.

And they're like, the end of the world is coming. You've got to give $10 or $100 to save the world. And the end of the world is coming because of them.

And it's fear-based, but it hooks your emotions. I know this stuff, so I can go, OK, swipe, swipe, swipe, swipe away. But a lot of people don't know that this is happening. They don't understand how emotions are contagious and how I think high conflict emotions are more contagious. So to me, it's educating people about these dynamics so you don't engage so much with them.

And it's fear-based, but it hooks your emotions. I know this stuff, so I can go, OK, swipe, swipe, swipe, swipe away. But a lot of people don't know that this is happening. They don't understand how emotions are contagious and how I think high conflict emotions are more contagious. So to me, it's educating people about these dynamics so you don't engage so much with them.

And it's fear-based, but it hooks your emotions. I know this stuff, so I can go, OK, swipe, swipe, swipe, swipe away. But a lot of people don't know that this is happening. They don't understand how emotions are contagious and how I think high conflict emotions are more contagious. So to me, it's educating people about these dynamics so you don't engage so much with them.

Like I won't watch more than a half an hour of TV news, but you can have 24-7 TV news. And since... In 1995, 1996, when they allowed, they gave you licenses for radio and television that didn't have to tell the other side of the story. Before that, you used the fairness doctrine. You have to say what the other side is. You're for a candidate, you have to hear from the other side.

Like I won't watch more than a half an hour of TV news, but you can have 24-7 TV news. And since... In 1995, 1996, when they allowed, they gave you licenses for radio and television that didn't have to tell the other side of the story. Before that, you used the fairness doctrine. You have to say what the other side is. You're for a candidate, you have to hear from the other side.

Like I won't watch more than a half an hour of TV news, but you can have 24-7 TV news. And since... In 1995, 1996, when they allowed, they gave you licenses for radio and television that didn't have to tell the other side of the story. Before that, you used the fairness doctrine. You have to say what the other side is. You're for a candidate, you have to hear from the other side.

You didn't have to after 1995, 96. So we had MSNBC and Fox News slightly off center, slightly conservative, slightly liberal. Well, now we've had 30 years of that, much farther apart. and communities around each of these. And yet, if you go, okay, I'm probably hearing some exaggerations here, so I can check myself. And this person's trying to be a hero and demonize those people.

You didn't have to after 1995, 96. So we had MSNBC and Fox News slightly off center, slightly conservative, slightly liberal. Well, now we've had 30 years of that, much farther apart. and communities around each of these. And yet, if you go, okay, I'm probably hearing some exaggerations here, so I can check myself. And this person's trying to be a hero and demonize those people.

You didn't have to after 1995, 96. So we had MSNBC and Fox News slightly off center, slightly conservative, slightly liberal. Well, now we've had 30 years of that, much farther apart. and communities around each of these. And yet, if you go, okay, I'm probably hearing some exaggerations here, so I can check myself. And this person's trying to be a hero and demonize those people.