I just went through this old (2008) article on how we should disagree. I found the introduction to be very insightful and, unfortunately, quite spot on.
Few snippets from it:
- “Many who respond to something disagree with it. That’s to be expected. Agreeing tends to motivate people less than disagreeing. And when you agree there’s less to say.”
- “The result is there’s a lot more disagreeing going on, especially measured by the word.”
- “…though it’s not anger that’s driving the increase in disagreement, there’s a danger that the increase in disagreement will make people angrier. Particularly online, where it’s easy to say things you’d never say face to face.”