librarygeek

I guess I never really picked up on the idea of separate bubbles. I always have multiple cultural imprints inside me, and growing up I read my dad's history books where it was painfully obvious how people slanted information to their own ends. What does it look like if I view this issue from a tribal perspective? A Celtic one? A Pagan one? &c. So I always tend to view things with some suspicion. Some sources are more reliable than others, but humans in general aren't. Sure, I've got my bigger bubble around the smaller ones, because I prefer to minimize contact with mainstream culture the same way I prefer to avoid wading through a garbage dump. But if I need answers, I wade in and try to scope out the range of coverage. Then I look for pieces that suit my current needs -- sometimes I want a particular angle, or not to include certain things that clash with it.

Regarding other people, I'll include diverse information in what I write, but I rarely try to convince anyone. They hate it and they take it out on me. Fine. An oracle's job is to warn, not to convince. Ironically, the storytelling is more convincing than the activism or the teaching.