Problem is, this assumption is not only wrong, but when we refuse to give others, and even ourselves, permission to ask questions, change minds – including ours – or think differently than their current label or belief leads with, who really wins in either scenario? Nobody. It’s just not worth the effort, they believe. Social, religious, political and other views are increasingly seen as unchangeable, so why even bother? Increasingly, people are just writing off anyone who doesn’t automatically see the world the way they do. Is it even possible to have a genuinely open conversation that holds the potential to persuade someone to your point of view anymore? Or have we entered a “post-persuasion” state? And, if so, is there a way to change that?Īs we’ve all navigated years of increasing conflict, deep, identity-level disagreement, maybe you’ve noticed an increasing culture of futility-driven apathy.
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