The Law of Radical Consensus (LoRC)

Or, How To Get On the Same Page

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GREEN BLOCK

The Law of Radical Consensus (LoRC):

Any disagreement can be reframed as a form of consensus by jointly acknowledging THAT the dispute exists.*

*Not to be confused with “agreeing to disagree.”

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RED BLOCK

The LoRC is an updated problem-solving strategy.

It is designed for low trust, high velocity, shared information environments, such as today’s internet.

In a hyperconnected society, “other people” are suddenly too entrenched to destroy, too agile to avoid, and too upset to ignore.

The LoRC offers a simple escape from endless partisan escalation:

shared truth-finding through iterative consensus.

“A jointly defined problem,” the LoRC reminds us, “is a jointly solvable problem.”

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YELLOW BLOCK

1. Apply the LoRC to a shared disagreement. Iterate until consensus, universality, and invariance have all converged in a handful of self-evident observations.

2. Reason forward together from that common ground. For maximum persuasion, ensure that consensus, universality, and invariance are conserved at each step of the argument.

3. Stick to simple language. Use broad definitions. Handle disputes not by appealing to authority, but by LoRC-looping back to the nearest consensus.

4. Repeat steps 2-3 until something interesting happens.

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That’s all for now! I’ll have more later. -M