Question 8
What do you mean by political "ambidexterity?"
To be ambidextrous is to be able to drop the labels “liberal” and “conservative” from my thinking about issues. Think broadly about my values, but also apply them with flexibility and practicality. A key piece of this is a fair-minded look at all the facts relating to an issue rather than selectively looking at the facts that reinforce my preconceived biases. I give a personal example of this, the evolution of my views on rent control ordinances in my hometown. I moved away from a knee-jerk ideological position in support of rent control to a more thoughtful view based on better understanding its unintended consequences.
To be ambidextrous is to be able to drop the labels “liberal” and “conservative” from my thinking about issues. Think broadly about my values, but also apply them with flexibility and practicality. A key piece of this is a fair-minded look at all the facts relating to an issue rather than selectively looking at the facts that reinforce my preconceived biases. I give a personal example of this, the evolution of my views on rent control ordinances in my hometown. I moved away from a knee-jerk ideological position in support of rent control to a more thoughtful view based on better understanding its unintended consequences.
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