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I agree. The protocol works, but it does avoid emotional honesty. If this is a chronic thing, then perhaps there are some unsaid things that need to be said be
by hosh 7y ago
I agree.
The protocol works, but it does avoid emotional honesty. If this is a chronic thing, then perhaps there are some unsaid things that need to be said between the friends.
For others reading this, I suggest a book called Crucial Conversations. If bailing out is a proxy for deeper issues in the friendship, maybe it is time to have a good chat about it.
- kazinator 7y ago> If this is a chronic thing, then perhaps there are some unsaid things that need to be said between the friends. I have an idea for that! How about an app where you can write things to your friend, which are held in the system's escrow. "unsaidthings.io" Then a machine learning algorithm compares them for similarity/reciprocity. If they are similar, then the escrow is released, otherwise neither person knows whether the other submitted anything at all, or whether they did and it was different. The prototype can skip the machine learning algorithm and instead let the people select from one of 64 possible messages that are compared according to a static table. Or else be allowed to compose sentences out of fragments guided by a "writing assistant" which guides their structure into possibilities that are easy to analyze.
- bradthater 7y agoMake sure to mention this one next time there is a thread about project ideas!
- kerkeslager 7y agoNo, this fundamentally is misunderstanding the problem. Unreciprocated ideas are exactly the kind of things that need to be addressed most for honest relationships.
- dllthomas 7y agoI've wanted an escrow for messages containing spoilers.