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In a cultural environment where many conversations are too “hot” to discuss without risking friendships, status or even employment, the individual’s private thoughts have been driven underground, leading to widespread self-censorship, misunderstanding and resentment.
Nuance Forum is founded on the belief that there is a deep appetite in the broad culture for long-form, meaningful conversations about the most consequential aspects of modern life. A genuine desire to get to the heart of the matter.
Nuance Forum thanks best-selling author and photographer Chris Arnade, who joined us for a thought-provoking conversation about his recent book, “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America” and the heart-wrenching conditions he found across the United States.
Can you remember the last time you had a genuinely satisfying conversation? One of those protein-rich, unfettered, honest explorations of deep questions or topics that we often avoid in polite company, where all parties to the conversation feel heard, understood, and go away feeling wiser, fuller, more integrated and connected, and yes profoundly and mutually satisfied.
Try this experiment. Bring up your social media platform of choice and start counting and see how long it takes you to spot all seven of the seven deadly sins.
“Nobody’s perfect!” How many times has this been used to end an argument? To shut down a conversation about accountability or righting some wrong. Somebody is being called on the ramifications of their choices, behavior, language, etc. and rather than investigate, address it, acknowledge it, and try to correct it, the person throws out “well nobody’s perfect.”
