Dr. Jamil Zaki

Now, I want to be really clear here that I'm not saying that we don't have actual disagreements. I'm also not saying that people across our political spectrum are all peaceable and all kind. There are absolutely extreme and violent people around our country that represent their political views in horrible and toxic ways. But that's not the average.

Now, I want to be really clear here that I'm not saying that we don't have actual disagreements. I'm also not saying that people across our political spectrum are all peaceable and all kind. There are absolutely extreme and violent people around our country that represent their political views in horrible and toxic ways. But that's not the average.

Now, I want to be really clear here that I'm not saying that we don't have actual disagreements. I'm also not saying that people across our political spectrum are all peaceable and all kind. There are absolutely extreme and violent people around our country that represent their political views in horrible and toxic ways. But that's not the average.

And again, I want to get back to this point that the average person underestimates the average person. Not that we underestimate everybody, but that we're wrong about most people. And so again, to me, this is a tragedy and an opportunity.

And again, I want to get back to this point that the average person underestimates the average person. Not that we underestimate everybody, but that we're wrong about most people. And so again, to me, this is a tragedy and an opportunity.

And again, I want to get back to this point that the average person underestimates the average person. Not that we underestimate everybody, but that we're wrong about most people. And so again, to me, this is a tragedy and an opportunity.

Rob and Mina and lots of other people find that when you ask people to actually pay attention to the data, when you show them, hey, actually, the other side fears violence just as much as you do.

Rob and Mina and lots of other people find that when you ask people to actually pay attention to the data, when you show them, hey, actually, the other side fears violence just as much as you do.

Rob and Mina and lots of other people find that when you ask people to actually pay attention to the data, when you show them, hey, actually, the other side fears violence just as much as you do.

when you show them that actually the other side is terrified of losing our democracy, when you show them that the other side doesn't actually hate you, that mitigates, that pulls back all of these escalatory impulses. In essence, you can decrease the threat that people feel from the other side by showing them who the other side really is.

when you show them that actually the other side is terrified of losing our democracy, when you show them that the other side doesn't actually hate you, that mitigates, that pulls back all of these escalatory impulses. In essence, you can decrease the threat that people feel from the other side by showing them who the other side really is.

when you show them that actually the other side is terrified of losing our democracy, when you show them that the other side doesn't actually hate you, that mitigates, that pulls back all of these escalatory impulses. In essence, you can decrease the threat that people feel from the other side by showing them who the other side really is.

I understand this is such a massive and toxic sort of environment that we're in. I'm not saying that hopeful skepticism will solve our divided political landscape, will solve our problems.

I understand this is such a massive and toxic sort of environment that we're in. I'm not saying that hopeful skepticism will solve our divided political landscape, will solve our problems.

I understand this is such a massive and toxic sort of environment that we're in. I'm not saying that hopeful skepticism will solve our divided political landscape, will solve our problems.

But I do think it's worth noting how wrong we are and that being a little bit less wrong can at least open a door, maybe let our minds wander towards a place of greater compromise and peace, which is what most people actually want.

But I do think it's worth noting how wrong we are and that being a little bit less wrong can at least open a door, maybe let our minds wander towards a place of greater compromise and peace, which is what most people actually want.

But I do think it's worth noting how wrong we are and that being a little bit less wrong can at least open a door, maybe let our minds wander towards a place of greater compromise and peace, which is what most people actually want.

I love that clarification. Yeah, absolutely. I think that The answer is yes. There is lots of evidence that we are actively avoiding having conversations, in part because of who we think the other side is. There is an amazing study that was conducted during Thanksgiving of 2016, which, as you may recall, was directly after a very polarizing election.

I love that clarification. Yeah, absolutely. I think that The answer is yes. There is lots of evidence that we are actively avoiding having conversations, in part because of who we think the other side is. There is an amazing study that was conducted during Thanksgiving of 2016, which, as you may recall, was directly after a very polarizing election.