{"id":1032,"date":"2016-10-19T02:01:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T02:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/call-a-deplorable-elitist-breaks-you-out-of-your-echo-chamber.html"},"modified":"2016-10-19T02:01:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T02:01:19","slug":"call-a-deplorable-elitist-breaks-you-out-of-your-echo-chamber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/call-a-deplorable-elitist-breaks-you-out-of-your-echo-chamber.html","title":{"rendered":"Call A Deplorable \/ Elitist breaks you out of your echo chamber"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Put in your phone number, talk to someone with the opposite political views. That\u2019s the idea behind two new sister sites, CallADeplorable.com<\/a>\u00a0for use by Hillary supporters\u00a0and CallAnElitist.com<\/a>\u00a0for use by Trump supporters. \u201cWe hope that every voter can take the time to share their story and listen to what others have to say before election day,\u201d write the project\u2019s creators.<\/p>\n

Most people just assume everyone on the other side is crazy, and they just avoid or ignore them. That\u2019s not too difficult despite our broad connections via social media. Facebook\u2019s research shows 23 percent<\/a> of people\u2019s friends have a conflicting political view.<\/p>\n

Yet you might not hear from them because Trump supporters in Democrat communities or Hillary supporters in Trump communities might be afraid to speak up. The Wall Street Journal\u2019s \u201cBlue Feed, Red Feed\u201d<\/a> shows just how different the echo chambers can be.<\/p>\n

\"call-a-deplorable\"<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll find at CallADeplorable.com<\/p>\n

But the \u201cCall A\u201d sites make it easy to reach across the aisle yourself. I just had a relatively civil conversation with someone who gave me a down-to-earth perspective from a world I don\u2019t hear about often.\u00a0He may have shouted a bit before hanging up, which made me thankful that the \u201cCall A\u201d sites connect you over an anonymous Twilio line and don\u2019t actually give you each other\u2019s phone numbers. But it still felt productive.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of who wins, the biggest problem is that the country is so clearly divided over what issues should be focused on. That problem doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s going to go\u00a0<\/span>away,\u201d says Call A co-founder Alexandre Roche<\/a>, a former Facebook product manager with his own anonymous, pixellated video chat app called RealTalk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Roche insists that \u201cI don\u2019t think any of Trump\u2019s views are reasonable,\u201d and admits that \u201cyou\u2019re not going to change people\u2019s opinions, especially not over a phone call.\u201d He might shut the sites down if they cost too much in Twilio charges and he can\u2019t find a sustainable way to finance it, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t really see this as a long-term product.\u201d Right now he\u2019s buying ads to fill the Trump supporter side of the calls.<\/p>\n

\"blue-feed-red-feed\"<\/p>\n

Any attempt to mend the divide in our country seems worth a shot, though some of the calls are sure to devolve into trolling or abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcknowledging the other side exists could do some good, and people would see it less black and white.\u00a0<\/span>Maybe you can allow them to see that someone came to the conclusion of voting for Trump through all their life experiences.\u00a0You can judge that as right or wrong, but if you\u2019d been through their life situation, you might do the same,\u201d Roche concludes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought connecting people and letting them have some empathy would be good for both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

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