This election and its aftermath

How are you feeling? How have you been feeling this autumn? Crummy, right? In my town, people are angry at each other for everything and anything. We fall into alliances and don’t climb out of it. It wasn’t like this ten years ago. I think everyone knows why.

I have written before about how facts don’t change people’s minds. When faced with facts that don’t match our world view, people dig in deeper on their world view. We’re tribal by nature. My tribe has seen this before, we know what it is, and we don’t like it.

If you have it in you, these are your tasks for the next day or two:

• Talk to people who you expect are inclined to vote the way you do. Make sure they get to the polls. This is especially true of people in swing states.
• Talk to people who you think are truly undecided. Ask them how they feel about the way people are acting. Ask them what they think is important. Let them talk. Don’t contradict.

The mother of one of my favorite clients has been collecting some of the best political information this season. She’s doing great work. Here is a nice presentation for my echo chamber.

Hold on tight, this election and its aftermath is going to be divisive.