I should have added, in the previous post, that the odd thing is that I know from the earlier exchanges that you already know this, and take some pride in following it.
> On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:37 AM, David Eric Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > An even bigger inhibition comes if how you are doing matters to me, and I > would rather contribute to helping that than to dragging it down. > >> On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:29 AM, Prof David West <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Nick, >> >> "I would hate it if some Good Government A-hole like me would start >> dictating what could our not appear on FRIAM." >> >> A "government A-hole" is already there, albeit indirectly. All kinds of laws >> against myriad different types of post. Plus, via tech puppets, vast swaths >> of 'speech' / 'postings' are prohibited from appearing, even in "private" >> fora such as FRIAM. And when rule 230 is essentially eliminated, it will get >> much worse. Not to mention the excess prohibition of any type of "hurtful" >> speech that will be coming in the months ahead — all prompted by government >> A-holes legislating. >> >> But the biggest inhibition on what can or cannot appear on FRIAM arises from >> the majority culture and the self-censorship of those sensitive to it. >> >> davew >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, at 5:40 PM, [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>> Right, Marcus. That's where I ended up, too. While I need to IMAGINE that >>> you can understand me, in order to write some of what I write, the fact >>> that you don't, in the short run, doesn't matter. The illusion of you >>> attentively listening has broken many a writer's block. I would hate it if >>> some Good Government A-hole like me would start dictating what could our >>> not appear on FRIAM. >>> >>> You are in the unenviable position of agreeing with me. (};-\) >>> >>> However, I do wonder what some of those people would say if we were better >>> at engaging them. >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> Nick Thompson >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ >>> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwordpress.clarku.edu%2fnthompson%2f&c=E,1,bta9UWO0tN3h5jdaTwk3lVb6V2StIFgDn8R4YlJvylk2j2NV0QTwoEqVLuV_SiMM-GgMLLo5VNi8CE0-zKlFovQfSZlSC0MwI0seCIAWDLo,&typo=1&ancr_add=1> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Friam <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 4:03 PM >>> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Acronyms >>> >>> >>> I'm not sure who you are accusing of what, and it doesn't matter. Fwiw, I >>> suppose I follow a few underlying principles by default, unless I am being >>> paid or whatnot: >>> >>> 1) If someone is motivated to make a point or understand some topic, as >>> there was some indication in some cases, then if some muttering is alien to >>> them, they'll bother to puzzle it out or ask without being petulant about >>> it. >>> >>> 2) The burden is not on the speaker/sharer unless the speaker especially >>> cares that the topic be understood and perhaps acted upon. Say, if the >>> speaker is engaging in political advocacy, or defending some claim where >>> they have some skin in the game. >>> >>> 3) Electrons are cheap to move around and attention can be modulated. >>> >>> Marcus >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Friam <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> On Behalf Of [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 11:03 AM >>> To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Acronyms >>> >>> Well, generally that is the paradox. But the narcissism I am talking about >>> is INTRA group narcissism -- writing a post that one knows damn well only >>> 2 members of the group will understand. We are a sufficiently broad group >>> that I imagine that if we developed a language understood by most of us, it >>> would also be understood by a lot of other people. >>> >>> But there is value to narcissism that might be lost if we tried to >>> standardize. That you all understand me is an illusion that helps me to >>> write, and when I write, thoughts happen that I did not plan on happening. >>> Even if NONE of you understood, that would be a gain for me. I think many >>> of us write to the list in this delusional way, and I can't claim that >>> that's altogether a Bad Thing. >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> Nick Thompson >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ >>> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwordpress.clarku.edu%2fnthompson%2f&c=E,1,ESdb80SJH_TwaTmvG9Uk5oZhrH-1Bhnrw7bS0eoiFMmvuv2zb7fbD06amSmSye5OF2rkvWZJEgpzLcIMjr_XZQXhsR76-FhwrdsNK0m5_Fy2&typo=1> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Friam <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> On Behalf Of u?l? ??? >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:46 PM >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Acronyms >>> >>> IDK, man. This contribution rings a bit hollow. Jargon, insider jokes and >>> words, etc. all serve group cohesion. Coming from Nick, who sporadically >>> talks of FriAM as important *as a group*, including attempts to formulate >>> some threads as coherent presentable things, it seems good, >>> generalized/popularized, communication is antithetic. >>> >>> But it *does* bode well for treating forum posts as public essays rather >>> than intra-group chatting ... which I've argued is the case. A flaw in my >>> argument, that those who disagree with me have yet to point out, is that >>> despite being publicly available on Nabble, it's not really a public forum. >>> It's not widely read. We *do* use obComplexity jargon just to titillate >>> each other. Etc. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to viewing these posts as >>> public essays is that we don't have a standard set of rules (like Frank's) >>> posts are expected to follow. >>> >>> So, the classical mathetists among us will argue that you can't have your >>> cake and eat it. Either we're a group of insiders, a tribe, or this is a >>> publication medium which should have some associated rules. Perhaps that's >>> the paradox Nick's after? >>> >>> On 1/26/21 10:19 AM, [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>> > This correspondence has been an example of it self. Narcissism is the >>> > enemy of communication. >>> > >>> > I suppose there is SOME sense in putting obscurities in email blasts to >>> > the list and clasping to your bosom anybody who happens to understand >>> > you. (I did that with my recent supervenience post and got one answer >>> > that was tremendously helpful) It’s like hitchhiking, then; you only >>> > need one ride. But while it makes some sense, as a general strategy of >>> > communication, isn’t it a bit pathetic, after all? 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