X : You talk about mapping ethical values.
Me : Yes.
X : What about politics.
Me : Hmmm. In particular?
X : Well, take an Overton window. How do you show that?
Me : Ok, for a single collective then you can map out its values. All those values are evolving. They have done so throughout history.
X : Seen that.
Me : Ok ...
... now normally, I take the top end of the map and then I compress this ...
... down into a pipeline i.e. there are many evolving top level values (and a whole lot of hidde detail). In fact, I usually compress this all down to a square symbol ...
... as show in the culture map.
X : I& #39;ve seen that.
Me : Good, well let us go back ...
... a single value will have a range of views. Some will think should be more accepted, others are arguging it& #39;s poorly understood or should be universal etc. That& #39;s your window. Now sometimes you have values in conflict with each other, one set dies off the others dominate. Ok?
X : So, the value evolves towards being accepted, the window is that view on the current position / battle.
Me : Oooh, Yep. I like that.
X : Techniques for influencing?
Me : Same as for other forms of capital .. no different.
X : Can you give examples?
Me : Yep.
X : And ...?
Me : I can is one thing, will I is another. So, no. Not interested. I should update that table with light / neutral / dark arts.
X : Anything you can point to?
Me : Well, in the UK for example, it& #39;s interesting to compare the broader range of values to be found on Twitter with the narrower range of values on Parler. It& #39;s fascinating to watch ...
X : ... you use Parler?
Me : I lurk, passively monitoring. One of my areas of research is in radicalisation. However, that& #39;s getting off the point.
X : Which is?
Me : ... certain actors gain by causing destabilisation within an opposing collective.
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