Having set the discussion in motion at the WEF, those same leaders now have the obligation to keep it going by generating important conversations that, on a smaller and more intimate scale, echo the search for solutions to some of our most troubling problems.
"If they demote stories that get a lot of likes, but drive people toward posts that generate conversation, they may be driving people toward conversation that isn't positive," Parakilas said.
According to this view, the aim of democratic politics should be to generate a conversation that leads to a rational consensus about the common good.
TechMeme uses an algorithm and human editors to filter tech stories that are generating conversation.
You're just generating an intelligent conversation that respects her brain.
Of course, one could argue that these sites are no different than conversation was for previous generations, and that conversation seldom generated big ideas either, and one would be right.
"One of my hopes for my books is not just that they will be read, but that they will generate a conversation about their subject matter that moves our understanding forward," he said.
Painting daily with cardboard boxes as canvases, among other salvaged materials, John developed a style around simple forms and narratives that generate conversation about social issues and philosophical ideas.
But you can be sure that True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society is an engaging and stimulating read, sure to generate conversation and arguments, that will open your eyes to how the kaleidoscope of our media and culture functions and how we process information that we agree with as well as that which we disdain.
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