At the blog Intellectual Roundtable there are three new questions each and every week. Here, hosts Michael and Lee talk about particular questions from the archive that resonated with them in some way. This week, that includes these:
Feeling like the entire world seems a little uncivil recently, Lee resurrected this question originally posted back in 2018. He then provides an actual list of steps that he uses when trying to have a productive discussion with someone who disagrees with him.
What is the value of inefficiency?
Michael's contribution this week has to do with the realization that inefficiency may not be such a bad thing. Often there is societal pressure to be more productive and therefore improve efficiency, but are there actually times when it might be better, for a variety of different reasons, to spend some time being inefficient?
Efficient or not, you can have a debate by joining the conversation in the comments section at IntellectualRoundtable.com.