Given the sheer competition for attention on the internet, it is a melting pot of extreme opinions. Extreme opinions are great for publicity and entertainment value. They can also be pretty useful to spark debate.
But, by spurning nuance, extreme stands rarely help us get to the truth of the matter.
My approach over time has been to treat extreme opinions like the dissonance between the quotes – “many hands make light work” and “too many cooks spoil the broth.”
Each is useful in stretching our thinking in the right context.
But, the truth, almost always, lies somewhere in the middle.
