Dear Friend,

Welcome to our echo chamber. It’s an enclosed space where ideas bounce around, reverberate, and become stronger. It’s not as bad as it’s reputation. There is space in the chamber for a multitude of ideas. There is space for a diversity of thought. The strongest ideas will come from these interactions of diversity.

Let’s talk about how we talk. I’m writing to you in this first ever OurEchoChamber post not only to tell you that I’m here, I’m writing, and you’re going to be seeing more of me, but also to ask you to think with me about how we all engage with complicated issues. I’m writing in this space and in this way with the hope of engaging a diversity of people without turning them against each other. I think we can do better than the comment section political nastiness that I see daily on Facebook. I’m writing to express my thoughts in a way that might create a dialogue that grows and invites, rather than one that narrows and alienates.

I want contemplation and conversation. We’re friends, so let’s agree and disagree as such.

I present to you OurEchoChamber. I hope to share with you here what I’m thinking about, and I hope to hear from you here. I intend to be honest and thoughtful. I promise to be well intentioned, and to assume that you are as well. I hope to learn from your perspective, and I hope you’ll learn from mine.

Come here to read, and tell me what you think. This isn’t me trying to tell an objective story; I’m not trying to be a newspaper. This is me thinking hard about something, and writing to you about my opinions, reasoning, and questions. Let me know how I can think of things differently, or why you do. Let me know what you think is interesting and valuable. Let’s talk.