I Used To Like You Until (How Binary Thinking Divides Us) [VINTAGE 2024] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Language: English
Published by Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, New York, 2024
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
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As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Book(s) by Kat Timpf; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by John Updike, Rabbit Run (".hate suits him better than forgiveness. Immersed in hate, he doesn't have to do anything: he can be paralyzed, and the rigidity of hatred makes a kind of shelter for him" - John Updike, Rabbit Run); Introduction; Conclusion: Hate As a Shelter and Acknowledgments. "A lot of people have used some variation of the phrase 'I used to like you until.' on me: 'I used to like you until you told me how you voted' or 'I used to like you until you told that joke.' There are many legitimate reasons to write people off, but a never good one is on behalf of a partisan-political-power scheme that cares nothing for you. This scheme has, unfortunately, been increasingly successful. Blinded by outrage, we're missing the reality that it's rarely as simple as one side versus another. This book will remind you of this. It will show how the more divided, tribal, and polarized we become, the more we lose. I will help you avoid falling into that trap - opeining yourself up to a world of freethinking.and hating people only when they really deserve it." - from the Introduction and rear outer jacket. "In this whip-smart follow-up to the "ruthlessly honest exploration of comedy and cancellation" (Dr. Drew) You Can't Joke About That, New York Times bestselling author Kat Timpf examines the dangers of binary thinking and how it threatens to take over our institutions, relationships, and even our freedoms. For some reason, when it comes to complex issues, we've largely limited ourselves to just two options, resulting in a society of non-thinkers. After all, once you've picked a side, all the thinking has already been done for you. As an independent, libertarian voter who has spent the past ten years at Fox News, Kat has faced this issue too many times to count. She's learned that surprising things can happen when you refuse to choose a team, especially when you work at a place some people call an existential threat to America. Binary thinking is much more than just the enemy of critical thinking - it's also an immediate danger to our political discourse, our institutions, our way of consuming news, our relationships, our creativity, and even our freedoms. All too often we will let a single difference in viewpoint, an assumption, or an association be enough to write off another person entirely, even if we know nothing else about them. We miss out on opportunities to connect or even collaborate, while the people in power over us benefit from our division. Through humorous examples from her own life and insight only someone in her bizarre position can possess, Kat reminds us that the world doesn't have to be so black-and-white. In her signature witty voice, Kat inspires us to lean into thoughtful consideration, genuine conversation, and vulnerability." - from the inner front jacket flap.…
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- Title
- I Used To Like You Until (How Binary Thinking Divides Us) [VINTAGE 2024] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
- Author
- Timpf, Kat
- Publisher
- Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, New York
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Griffith, Chad (jacket photograph); DiMauro, Melinda (author photograph)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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