Aha! http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/08/31/illusion/
> LET US RECAPITULATE A BIT: The great enemy of communication, we find, is the > illusion of it. We have talked enough; but we have not listened. And by not > listening we have failed to concede the immense complexity of our society–and > thus the great gaps between ourselves and those with whom we seek > understanding. Note the emphasis on _listening_ rather than on speaking. >8^D On 06/15/2017 08:57 AM, glen ☣ wrote: > On 06/15/2017 08:27 AM, Nick Thompson wrote: >> " It's the writer's job to balance and judge the amount of control ... ." >> >> So I, as a writer, have to be very slow to be aggrieved when I am not >> understood. >> >> It's like the salesman blaming the customers for his not making the sale. > > > I don't know if it can be sourced. But I really like the aphorism: The > problem with communication is the illusion that it exists. > > -- ☣ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
