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btw, I don't think the problem is "people refuse to talk to those they disagree with", it's that we lack truly communal spaces where people interact with those of radically different lifestyles. this is why I like town squares, why I like volunteering for 988 - perspective

what should leaders be able to do? inspire, mediate, restrain, enable, connect, heal, sacrifice

the interesting question is whether leadership is some sort of job we perform or some set of attributes we foster for everyday life

I definitely came back to America with a lot of ????

I mostly don't hang out with full-on Americans (born, brought up and only lived here) though, even now and I don't think that was a conscious choice!

I swear I couldn't come up with more cringe shit if I tried