Jeff Krasno

Are you familiar with steel manning? Yeah. Yeah. So it came about because it's the opposite of straw manning. So a straw man argument is when you basically take someone's point and you basically discard it through an ad hominem, like insulting them, or you kind of distort their argument. Like if you might say to like, hey, Jeff,

You know, we should really invest more money in renewable energy, you know? And I said, oh, Drew, you just want to put everyone in oil and gas out of business. Something like that. You know, I basically just, I didn't really address what you were saying. I just kind of like distorted it. Because it's very easy to knock down a straw man, a man made of straw.

You know, we should really invest more money in renewable energy, you know? And I said, oh, Drew, you just want to put everyone in oil and gas out of business. Something like that. You know, I basically just, I didn't really address what you were saying. I just kind of like distorted it. Because it's very easy to knock down a straw man, a man made of straw.

You know, we should really invest more money in renewable energy, you know? And I said, oh, Drew, you just want to put everyone in oil and gas out of business. Something like that. You know, I basically just, I didn't really address what you were saying. I just kind of like distorted it. Because it's very easy to knock down a straw man, a man made of straw.

So very difficult to knock down a man made of steel. And that's why it's called steel manning. So with a steel manning technique, you listen to someone's point of view. And then instead of rebutting it, you actually reiterate the best portions of their argument back to them. And this has a number of impacts. A, it makes them feel seen and heard again.

So very difficult to knock down a man made of steel. And that's why it's called steel manning. So with a steel manning technique, you listen to someone's point of view. And then instead of rebutting it, you actually reiterate the best portions of their argument back to them. And this has a number of impacts. A, it makes them feel seen and heard again.

So very difficult to knock down a man made of steel. And that's why it's called steel manning. So with a steel manning technique, you listen to someone's point of view. And then instead of rebutting it, you actually reiterate the best portions of their argument back to them. And this has a number of impacts. A, it makes them feel seen and heard again.

And there's more likelihood of compromise there because they're like, oh, that person really did register the best parts of my arguments. But what it also does, it fortifies your own position because you have to actually consider the best parts of an opposing position. And I found that to be just incredibly helpful and yield amazing results.

And there's more likelihood of compromise there because they're like, oh, that person really did register the best parts of my arguments. But what it also does, it fortifies your own position because you have to actually consider the best parts of an opposing position. And I found that to be just incredibly helpful and yield amazing results.

And there's more likelihood of compromise there because they're like, oh, that person really did register the best parts of my arguments. But what it also does, it fortifies your own position because you have to actually consider the best parts of an opposing position. And I found that to be just incredibly helpful and yield amazing results.

And, you know, the, the output of these 26 hour long zoom calls that I had wasn't necessarily agreement, but I made this kind of Rolodex of what I call frenemies, you know, of people that still text me today. And they're like, I hate you. Yeah. They sometimes they do with a smiley face though. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

And, you know, the, the output of these 26 hour long zoom calls that I had wasn't necessarily agreement, but I made this kind of Rolodex of what I call frenemies, you know, of people that still text me today. And they're like, I hate you. Yeah. They sometimes they do with a smiley face though. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

And, you know, the, the output of these 26 hour long zoom calls that I had wasn't necessarily agreement, but I made this kind of Rolodex of what I call frenemies, you know, of people that still text me today. And they're like, I hate you. Yeah. They sometimes they do with a smiley face though. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

No, but you know, but, but there is the playfulness now to our, our rapport, our repartee. And some of them like our hardcore Trumpers and some of them are super BLMers and they're all over the place, but, and they're sending me videos and they're trying to like nudge me a little bit. And it's just, but we've come to a new place because we've found some degree of common humanity in each other.

No, but you know, but, but there is the playfulness now to our, our rapport, our repartee. And some of them like our hardcore Trumpers and some of them are super BLMers and they're all over the place, but, and they're sending me videos and they're trying to like nudge me a little bit. And it's just, but we've come to a new place because we've found some degree of common humanity in each other.

No, but you know, but, but there is the playfulness now to our, our rapport, our repartee. And some of them like our hardcore Trumpers and some of them are super BLMers and they're all over the place, but, and they're sending me videos and they're trying to like nudge me a little bit. And it's just, but we've come to a new place because we've found some degree of common humanity in each other.

For sure. And the world needs that.

For sure. And the world needs that.

For sure. And the world needs that.

Yeah. Well, we also, it also provides a possibility of, of progress through common ground and compromise. I mean, essentially every success in humanity has been predicated on our unique special ability to cooperate flexibly at scale. Like everything big that we've built as a species has required some degree of a large scale cooperation.