You've suggested on your show, “On Being,” that people shouldn't necessarily start a conversation with, say, someone of a different political affiliation by looking for common ground, because that means you're already trying to influence the person. Is there a better way to have these conversations?
Even across a lot of our divides, we have a lot of shared questions. Part of my take on this historical moment is that globalization and our technologies are dazzling, but they have so quickly outstripped our ability to turn them to human purposes. What we are pointed back to right now is this human drama that is behind, for example, the Brexit vote and the American election.
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