> I have a friend who has somewhat extreme political views, but he will always say things like, “I believe X, but I bet you believe Y and you always have interesting takes, so I’d love to hear your thoughts”. It’s a great way to disagree in a positive and constructive way, and I always enjoy conversations with him. In our conversations we also usually both concede points, as described in the previous tip, which makes the conversations even more engaging.

This is such a great point. I wish we could do more of this. I really try to.

Where I run into a wall though is if the person doesn’t have interesting takes. Their position is basically assigned to them because of their identity. And the best they can express is parroting lines they’ve heard.