Scene 2 Groups in Uncertainty

69 Groups Facing and Escaping from Uncertainty

She: So now let’s see what happens (not always, not with everyone, but with great regularity) when collections of us come together in these Top, Middle, Bottom, and cultural meeting spaces.

He: I think by now I see the tragedy about to unfold.

She: So draw it out for us.

He: Perfectly nice collections of people gather; each collection—Tops, Middles, Bottoms, Dominants, and Others—enters its space of uncertainty; possibilities emerge; possibilities harden into positions.

She: And then the drama begins.

Top Groups: from Uncertainty into Polarization

We started off together in that top world, facing the fundamental uncertainty about how to manage our collective responsibility ...

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