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there is a microscopic line between 'dealing with issues like polite adults just trying to get the best outcome' and 'collectively acting like the truth is simp
by convolvatron 6y ago
there is a microscopic line between 'dealing with issues like polite adults just trying to get the best outcome' and 'collectively acting like the truth is simply too rude to speak'. maybe not a fine line at all - by the time you've gotten to 'A', 'B' is starting to sneak in.
- bitdizzy 6y agoCan you describe some examples of the phenomenon to which you are alluding?
- michael1999 6y agoThat line has negative width. At least 1/3 of polite behaviour is avoiding rude truths. Some say 100% of diplomacy is the same.