No, But...

Much of the world is engaged in a tug-of-war where each side just yanks as hard as it can, trying to topple the other side and win. Every argument becomes binary.

This isn’t how good decisions are made! Instead, you need to listen to the other point of view and consider it seriously. You need to see where the nuance is, and head directly there.

I described some of this nuance in Yes, But… Today, I want to turn that equation around and consider the other side of things.

Social media has been especially divisive over the last decade. People are at one another’s throats, amplified by misinformation and an increasingly polar world. Echo chambers are all too easy to find these days. In fact, someone can pretty much live their entire lives inside one of these sheltered, coddling, reality-warping cults.

Even worse, there are also physical symptoms you can develop by spending too much time on social media. You can become depressed, sleep less, and feel more anxious. Unrealistic standards for t…