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If you look at this selftalk like Shannon entropy and information transfer, then by definition, to successfully "talk" to someone requires both a sender and rec
by double0jimb0 12y ago
If you look at this selftalk like Shannon entropy and information transfer, then by definition, to successfully "talk" to someone requires both a sender and receiver, two parties, which data is transferred between, and groked, so entropy decreases. If viewed in this context, the activity of "Talking to oneself using I/me" then becomes non-sensical, information transfer requires at least two parties, not one.
It then follows and makes sense that using 3rd person, or one's name, increases chance of successful information transfer to the "I/me" receiver: the semblance of two separate parties is maintained, thus creating the medium for decreasing Shannon entropy.
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