Participation
It feels nice. Nice to feel heard, nice to have our say, and nice to get good at eliciting from others. I was reflecting recently, after listening on Lex Friedman dive deep into the conflict in Palestine and Israel, asking tough questions, and trying to respectfully hold dialogue with both. Abstractly, this may seem to have absolutely nothing to do with participation. To me, it is everything. See, I've thought about this deeply, looked at other nations who've experienced great turmoil and wondered what the antidote to colonialism may be such that progression and healing can both blossom. Throughout history there have been many conquests, perhaps it is almost an accurate typology of the human condition; to conquer. It feels though that we're in a enlightened period of stopping such conquest and picking up the pen far more readily than the sword. We've a large way to come as a people's, but I do wonder if participation may be the panacea to conflict we need to all emp...