1 min read

Convincing

When we onboard people to a point of view (/convince), we make an invisible comment on what is right and what is wrong. Convincing can be generalized as sharing a narrative of a future danger hiding in ambiguity, which we can solve with our own version of clarity.

Convincing sells clarity, but a viewer-specific one. It limits points of view and cements expertise, handy in objective matters or ones that require deep factual knowledge (e.g., legal issues), but is always reductive and carries an unbearable opportunity cost elsewhere.

Newsletter

Being in Space, by email: essays, prompts, and new podcast episodes.

More
You Cannot Be Inspired by What You Cannot Distinguish
Guest Post: Nikita Huggins
AI Literacy Paid
Your (Personal) Future of Work
Most of the questions people ask about AI are asked at the scale of the zeitgeist. Will it replace what I do? What is the future of my
How to Find Money
Experts get paid to stay the same
AI Literacy Paid
AI Literacy, Second Cohort
The second cohort of AI Literacy is starting on Tuesday, September 8, at Index in Greenpoint.