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Podcast: Derate The Hate
Episode: How To Detox From Toxic Political Polarization... DTH Episode 204 with Julian Adorney and Peter T. Coleman
Description: Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) How To Detox From Toxic Political PolarizationIn this episode, Columbia Prof. of psychology Peter Coleman joins Julian Adorney to discuss the concept of affective polarization and its role in fostering toxic polarization. He explains how affective polarization operates as an attractor, drawing individuals into cycles of animosity and antipathy towards opposing viewpoints. Coleman emphasizes the importance of sustained contact and engagement with individuals holding divergent political perspectives. He also discusses the need for guardrails and structural changes to...