Ep. 119 - Who Needs Nuance?
In this episode Aaron asks whether nuance is dead and whether we should mourn its passing. Why do we care about writing and thinking in a nuanced way when our culture doesn’t seem to put a high premium on nuance? Is it just narcissistically pleasurable? And when we’re committed to nuance, do we risk sacrificing the urgency of justice? Then again, if we opt for the “tl;dr” version of political discourse, is that anti-intellectualism?
Also covered: Bethany pans “The L Word: Generation Q,” and JP shares how his perspective on nuance may be influenced by an Eastern approach to metaphysics.
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