Core Principles

Face-to-face conversations are vital to building trust and understanding.

• Having a healthier political discourse will require more physical presence.
• We should work harder, and with generosity, to understand each other.

Humility in thought and belief is essential to wisdom.

• We are all limited in our perspectives. We should engage with those who challenge our assumptions.
• Acknowledging when we are wrong is essential to building trust with others and is an opportunity to grow.

Passive consumption of content endangers our ability to reason and understand one another.

• When we allow corporate algorithms— or any sort of media— to control what we see, hear, and believe, we reduce our intellectual freedom and agency.
• Making time to intentionally engage with diverse ideas gives us more freedom to shape our own mental landscape.
• We must guard against the passivity, tribalism, and social stagnation that surrounds us.