poorbaldmonkey on Nostr: Something I learned in my early days of political activism was to "meet people where ...

Something I learned in my early days of political activism was to "meet people where they are," meaning: whatever it is you wish to discuss with them, do so on common ground.

Over the last decade and a half or so, it seems to me that that is a concept that has gone out of favor.

I think that is a mistake. A deep, terrible mistake.

I needn't agree with everything anyone says to find common ground. And, if I don't work to find the common ground, the chances of reaching that person goes way down. And what's the point of the conversation if all I'm doing is earning bonus points from those who already agree with me? I've not furthered my cause. I've not made a positive impact. I've only shown any audience that feeling like I've "won" is more important to me than furthering my reach and my cause.

Seems a bit silly to me to not meet people where they are.

But, hey, that's just me.