While some group conversations are great (e.g., with close friends), a lot of group conversations are boring, the lowest common denominator, or hijacked by one talkative person. How can you make group conversations more interesting?
Here's what I've found to be useful:
1) Shrink the group
The best group conversations typically happen (I claim) in groups of 3 to 5. If your group is bigger than that, you can split it into smaller groups (e.g., by engaging with the people closest to you)....
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How Ideology Eats Itself
A quick primer on how to be a genuinely good person who harms the world:
1: Start to think that one ideology you like - which contains genuine benefits, truths, and positive moral elements - might be the only valid perspective.
2: Surround yourself with believers until you're convinced that your view is common and normal.
3: Ignore your own doubts so that you can fit in better. Join in on chastising (and eventually ostracizing) insiders who doubt too much. Punish slightly more hars...
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