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Applied Sensemaking: Why America is Divided — A Systems Explanation
America feels divided in a way that goes beyond disagreement. Disagreement is normal. What we're experiencing feels different, urgent, harder to resolve.
In this solo episode, Daniel Stih expands on his essay Division Isn't a Mystery. It's a System. Rather than arguing issues or taking sides, the episode examines the mechanics and patterns that repeatedly turn different events into polarization.
Why division doesn't require conspiracy or bad actors
How extreme events dominate our perceptions and choices
The role of algorithms
Why reacting strongly narrows, instead of expands, solutions.
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