1/ #RespectfulDebate #Thread
From @ZDoggMD on his recent live video:
"... But the question then is – how do you actually solve this problem of having discourse and debate that's not in good faith. So we almost need like a third estate..."
From @ZDoggMD on his recent live video:
"... But the question then is – how do you actually solve this problem of having discourse and debate that's not in good faith. So we almost need like a third estate..."
2/ "... Like a different place where there's a very smart arbiter who's helping mediate. And it's all done in good faith, and the ideas actually get hashed out more. And the public can watch, right?
But such a thing doesn't really exist right now.
It really doesn't..."
But such a thing doesn't really exist right now.
It really doesn't..."
3/ "... Because everybody is so tribalized, and it's very hard to get views on a YouTube or a Facebook doing that.
It's much easier to go 'full tribal'. Much much easier."
Of course, I couldn't agree more.
It's much easier to go 'full tribal'. Much much easier."
Of course, I couldn't agree more.
4/ If you've followed my work for a while, you know I value respectful discourse immensely.
Last year I was honored to moderate a structured, respectful debate between @DoctorTro and @BioLayne that a lot of us felt went really well.
Last year I was honored to moderate a structured, respectful debate between @DoctorTro and @BioLayne that a lot of us felt went really well.
5/ There was a lot of private negotiating in advance and pre-production, but everyone landed pretty close to what worked for all of us.
It also helped that we were raising money for charity, so everyone had extra incentive given it was a good cause.
It also helped that we were raising money for charity, so everyone had extra incentive given it was a good cause.
6/ But let's face, that was a very rare event.
How often do we get a live debate between two sides in nutrition that did a great deal of preparation and held pretty close to the research and data, with little overt hostility and ridicule taking up the air time?
How often do we get a live debate between two sides in nutrition that did a great deal of preparation and held pretty close to the research and data, with little overt hostility and ridicule taking up the air time?
7/ To @ZDoggMD's point, this just isn't happening.
But it should.
Sure... it takes more work, carries more risk for the participants, and maybe it's not as entertaining than the chair-throwing talkshow shenanigans of social media.
But it should.
Sure... it takes more work, carries more risk for the participants, and maybe it's not as entertaining than the chair-throwing talkshow shenanigans of social media.
8/ Yet I don't think that should discourage us. I believe there's a bigger appetite for respectful discourse and debate than is commonly assumed. I think we've had more than our share of the opposite.
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