All of that to lead up to this (I need more characters 😅 ): what are some ways that you navigate building the framework to have conversations that will likely be devisive?

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Example: if people are socialized not to talk about, say, politics and religion - then who has ample room to be the only speaker on these topics?

Before starting to have conversations that we aren't able to have, first we need to know how to have them lest the conversations lead to splintering.

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There is a famous quote by Mark Twain, which fully goes "do not talk about politics and religion in polite company". This is frequently echoed with "in polite company" dropped.

One of the problems with this is that it creates an opening for attacks of opportunity.

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P.S. To say it again, Emelia also does paid contracting work if that is an interest to you or anyone you know.

Oh that's neat!