I don’t quite see how any of this relates to the topic at hand,
It relates to the topic because it’s one piece of anecdotal evidence about the empirical results of your messaging strategy (much as the post mentions a number of other pieces of anecdotal evidence): negative polarization is a possible outcome, not just support or lack-of-support.
perhaps my tendency to talk with a tone of confidence was misinterpreted as a status game
Um, yes, confidence and status are related. You’re familiar with emotive conjugation, right? “I talk with a tone of confidence; he sounds dogmatic; you play status games.”
It relates to the topic because it’s one piece of anecdotal evidence about the empirical results of your messaging strategy (much as the post mentions a number of other pieces of anecdotal evidence): negative polarization is a possible outcome, not just support or lack-of-support.
Um, yes, confidence and status are related. You’re familiar with emotive conjugation, right? “I talk with a tone of confidence; he sounds dogmatic; you play status games.”