Publishers and columnists convert an author’s internal deliberation into a public transcript—an explicit back‑and‑forth of competing impressions and questions—so readers can watch reasoned uncertainty play out instead of receiving a posture of certainty. The format models epistemic humility, shows how complex judgments are made, and resists the viral binary 'for/against' frame.
— If adopted, this practice could reduce polarizing flash judgments, raise public tolerance for nuance, and change how media translate breaking, morally fraught events into policy discussion.
Damon Linker
2026.01.12
100% relevant
Damon Linker’s piece itself is a transcript of his unsettled thinking about the ICE shooting and the social processing around it, demonstrating the format and its aims.
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