Reid Nicewonder hosts this epistemological inquiry in Portland, where the population of people living in tents in public spaces has surged over the last few years.
Every high school and college should start doing games like this. So smart, thought provoking and edifying for students. You aren’t trying to change their minds but rather you just encourage them to articulate coherent thoughts and logical conclusions. I wonder if this could be turned into a board game somehow…
There's a game called I Dissent which is all about debate and defending arguments against arbitrary topics. It's fun for my daughter and I but it stresses out my wife. Some people just have a low tolerance for being challenged, even if it's about BS.
I'll say that these videos are not for me. But I LOVE the idea and the execution. People should be able to defend their positions. But watching people fail miserably at articulation is just too painful to watch.
I will def check out that game. i know what you mean about it being painful to watch. But I'm optimistic that this game will have legs. Many participants and viewers will sleep on these questions. Their thoughts will mature over time. The approach is what I like.
I find it interesting that no one brought up the section of the homeless population that have severe mental illness and can’t/won’t handle being housed even if free. We defunded and closed a large amount ( possibly a majority ) of mental health services in the 1980s under Ronald Reagan so now they often end up in jails or prisons which are not equipped to handle the extremely mentally ill ( schizophrenia etc. ). There are the economically disadvantaged homeless ( e.g. medical debt ), the heavy drug/alcohol use homeless, and the mentally ill homeless and of course they often overlap and they each come with their own issues/solutions. There are no easy simple fixes. It’s a much more complicated issue to understand than people often think.
What are the answers? Obviously improved mental heath infrastructure and support for one. However just making legal or having what will basically be refugee camps can’t be the answer. Honestly if the voting populace/government keep kicking the can down the road as they have been it will only get worse. Again it’s a very nuanced situation with no easy answers.
Every high school and college should start doing games like this. So smart, thought provoking and edifying for students. You aren’t trying to change their minds but rather you just encourage them to articulate coherent thoughts and logical conclusions. I wonder if this could be turned into a board game somehow…
There's a game called I Dissent which is all about debate and defending arguments against arbitrary topics. It's fun for my daughter and I but it stresses out my wife. Some people just have a low tolerance for being challenged, even if it's about BS.
I'll say that these videos are not for me. But I LOVE the idea and the execution. People should be able to defend their positions. But watching people fail miserably at articulation is just too painful to watch.
I will def check out that game. i know what you mean about it being painful to watch. But I'm optimistic that this game will have legs. Many participants and viewers will sleep on these questions. Their thoughts will mature over time. The approach is what I like.
I find it interesting that no one brought up the section of the homeless population that have severe mental illness and can’t/won’t handle being housed even if free. We defunded and closed a large amount ( possibly a majority ) of mental health services in the 1980s under Ronald Reagan so now they often end up in jails or prisons which are not equipped to handle the extremely mentally ill ( schizophrenia etc. ). There are the economically disadvantaged homeless ( e.g. medical debt ), the heavy drug/alcohol use homeless, and the mentally ill homeless and of course they often overlap and they each come with their own issues/solutions. There are no easy simple fixes. It’s a much more complicated issue to understand than people often think.
What are the answers? Obviously improved mental heath infrastructure and support for one. However just making legal or having what will basically be refugee camps can’t be the answer. Honestly if the voting populace/government keep kicking the can down the road as they have been it will only get worse. Again it’s a very nuanced situation with no easy answers.