Student G

My question is this: people ultimately can't fully understand each other — I feel that's a basic premise. Given that, how can people who can't fully understand one another still coexist, protecting themselves while not losing their sense of public life? What kind of personal will is needed, what kind of supporting technology, what kind of sense of balance?

Put simply: how do multiple people who can't fully understand each other live together — protecting themselves while not losing public life?

Not exactly. I mean something more like: some people assert their views very strongly — "I'm definitely right" — and keep pushing that position outward. Others are less inclined to put their own will front and center, preferring to listen to what's happening, to collide with the other person's perspective.

But if you sacrifice yourself too much, you burn out — the kind of burnout you see happening a lot with social entrepreneurs. Every time I think about this kind of balance, it's actually painful.

So what I want to ask is: how do you navigate the balance between those two sides?

I mean... I'd just like to hear how Audrey actually handles this in practice.