In her book "High Conflict," Amanda Ripley discusses the concept of high conflict, characterized by an escalating cycle where individuals engage in conflict for its own sake. This form of conflict leads to a detrimental mindset, often dividing parties into us versus them. Ripley highlights the innate human tendency to be lured into conflicts, making it difficult to escape even while desperately wanting resolution. Such conflicts can occur in various contexts, from personal relationships to political debates, predominantly thriving in low-trust environments.
High conflict escalates to a point where it's conflict for conflict's sake, leading to an us versus them mindset that ultimately harms what we meant to protect.
The paradox of high conflict is that we both want out of the conflict desperately, yet we simultaneously feel a pull towards it, creating an intractable struggle.
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