Nick, I wonder if communicatory behavior is rewarding in its own right just as consummatory behavior is.
Meta: I don't know if "communicatory" is a word. But I wanted parallel with "consummatory". --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 12:54 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > We may disagree. I think that some spaces should be safe for some > purposes. The question to be discussed, on a case by case basis, is, Are > the functions of a space improved or diminished by making it “safe” in some > specific way. But there’s another point, here. Assuming one is trying to > convince others, not just mouthing off, when does aggressive rhetoric > assist in changing minds. And if one is NOT trying to change minds, why > exactly are we talking? That’s NOT a rhetorical question. > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > [email protected] > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Marcus Daniels > *Sent:* Saturday, June 6, 2020 12:01 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] millenarianism > > > > Nick writes: > > > > < Surely there is SOME value, SOME times, in just trying to “get on”. > > > > > I don’t see why the absence of that is hostility, or even bad. I do see > situations in which individuals want latitude to have any remarks they make > taken as valid and kind should be afforded the same discomfort they impose > on others. I certainly am not arguing for safe spaces. Actual safe > spaces are controlled by people that hold some power. Tear down that > power – prevent communities -- and discussions will be safe. > > > > Marcus > - .... . -..-. . ...- --- .-.. ..- - .. --- -. -..-. .-- .. .-.. .-.. > -..-. -... . -..-. .-.. .. ...- . -..-. ... - .-. . .- -- . -.. > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >
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