Ep 138: Stick to sports!

This episode exposes a cunning and sometimes dangerous communication tactic we employ when we face disagreement or opposition.

 

The “stick to sports” clapback that has pervaded our discourse on deeply challenging and controversial topics is an attempt to limit another human being, relying on strict and uncompromising assumptions and presumptions about who they are and the value they bring to a particular issue.

 

To communicate well with others beyond the ways you were taught in school, you must know yourself and your motivations far better than you were led to believe.

 

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