Inverting the Bell Curve

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Why is polarization so detrimental? It could be described in many ways, but I like to think of it in terms of the Bell Curve.

The Bell Curve--like Fibonacci numbers and fractals--one of the truths of the universe. It's aesthetic, useful, economic, and productive. For very many reasons, it's how we want things: a mass of mainstream working in the normal way and fringe elements challenging us and generating innovation.

Polarization starts when people develop an arrogant and false sense of righteousness. Whether based on naive religious conviction or liberal paternalism, the effect is the same. The "black and white" view of the world leads to the idea of "if your not with us, you're against us" which can push those holding moderate, mainstream positions to polarize and radicalize. This has the effect of clearing the center of the curve, and in extreme cases, pulls all actors and opinions to the extreme, making the moderate centrist the exception.

This is inverting the Bell Curve.