“Public discourse today is polarised because people are too emotional” –  Yeah Nah

150 people (the Dunbar number).  That is the maximum number of people for a cohesive group / tribe.  Increase in numbers beyond that causes breakdown due to lack of familiarity, scattered goals, polarisation of power centers, distrust etc.  Today, it’s more than 8 billion people divided into 200 odd countries. Some, a billion and counting. …