[Danihan]

Exactly. This post is founded on so many bad assumptions..

We'd also like to discuss how tech companies can heal the divide in our country.

Why _shouldn't_ there be divides in our country? Which divide is being referred to? Religious? Political? Net worth? Productivity? Persuasion?

Why assume differences need "healed?" Why this constant, desperate push for homogeneity?

Why can't people simply be different, and have conflicting opinions and worldviews? Why can't these disagreements, alongside of passionate debate, be lauded and encouraged instead of shamed?

Why can't people simply not like one another sometimes, without needing "healed"?

[dionidium]

A lot of the push for healing is really about a belief that the other side would agree with you if they just had all the facts. That what's holding back agreement is educational in nature.

I don't think this is true, to state it mildly, but a lot of modern politics (and nearly every smart-aleck tweet ever written) makes a lot more sense when viewed through this lens.

[AndrewKemendo]

Why can't people simply not like one another sometimes, without needing "healed"?

If people could simply not like each other without killing each other or making each other's lives unbearable that would be one thing. Problem is people cant' seem to be able to manage that.