Empathizing with someone you profoundly disagree with does *not* compromise your beliefs and endorse theirs — it just acknowledges the humanity of someone who was raised to think differently than you, says writer
@DylanMarron . In his TED Talk, he shares how talking to the people that left him harmful comments online often lead to real moments of reflection — allowing them to connect in a way that social posts never could. “Sometimes, the most subversive thing you could do was to actually speak with the people you disagreed with — and not simply at them,” he says. Visit the link in
@TED ’s bio to watch his full talk.