If you live in a society where the public conversation is led by the loudest and least self-reflective voices then the result will be predictable frustration and declining trust. The real task is not to wait for a perfect take or a flawless commentator because that is a mirage. The task is to sort through the noise and decide for yourself how much of your attention you are willing to invest. You do not need consensus to feel anchored and you certainly do not need to sit in the crossfire of factional comparisons that reduce issues to team sport rhetoric. What matters is cultivating that inner discipline to engage selectively and to know when to walk out of the room. Most people do not lack access to good thinking they lack the will to separate it from the din.
If you live in a society where the public conversation is led by the loudest and least self-reflective voices then the result will be predictable frustration and declining trust. The real task is not to wait for a perfect take or a flawless commentator because that is a mirage. The task is to sort through the noise and decide for yourself how much of your attention you are willing to invest. You do not need consensus to feel anchored and you certainly do not need to sit in the crossfire of factional comparisons that reduce issues to team sport rhetoric. What matters is cultivating that inner discipline to engage selectively and to know when to walk out of the room. Most people do not lack access to good thinking they lack the will to separate it from the din.