For me, it has been a process of accepting that we can’t handwave actual opposing worldviews by talking about intelligence.

I know people who aren’t “smart” by most definitions, but who still have a lot of empathy and kindness. On the other hand, I have peers who I consider geniuses in their interests and fields, but with whom I struggled to find common ground politically.

It’s more useful to look at values. I can agree with most people in my life on the broad strokes. It’s when we get bogged down with micropolitics that fights happen.

I still think the public reaction to Luigi Mangione was a prime example of how people actually agree about a lot in this country, but frame it differently.