Bloomberg Opinion writer. Founder, TestAndTrace.com. He was an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University, and he blogs at Noahpinion.

The world has never been more connected. Yet never more divided. We yell at each other from inside our echo chambers. But change doesn’t happen inside an echo chamber. It’s time to get out, to stretch our legs, to step on some land mines. It's time to have an uncomfortable conversation with Josh Szeps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.