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It seems to me that Human communication declines the more it becomes divorced from the threat of physical violence. The peak decline will be when the possibili
by xwdv 4y ago
It seems to me that Human communication declines the more it becomes divorced from the threat of physical violence.
The peak decline will be when the possibility of consequences (social, physical, legal, financial…) for communicating anything reaches absolute zero.
Human communication is a great tool but must be kept in check, the goal of communication is to produce useful outcomes, not merely deliver messages and opinions.
- mistermann 4y agoYour comment seems especially prescient if read in the context of the insane asylum going on in the "Twitter suspends pg's account" thread - what a time to be alive. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34044047 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34044047