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To Misunderstand and Be Misunderstood - by DavidXYu

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There’s something precious about the people who feel compelled to correct the wrongs they see in the world. There’s a sacred drive to preserve the Truth and cohere our social fabric. Otherwise, would we not descend into uncivilized chaos? There is even a Cunningham’s Law that follows from this archetype, as manifested in society, which goes: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.” I, myself, can be quite the representation of this archetype. Recently, upon overhearing someone saying something like “… and David is very excited to do this.” I quickly called out, from another room no less: “I’m excited. I’m not very excited.” This is very important! We can’t just embellish everything without calibration. If we anchor too much on “very excited” as a fair representation of “excited”, then will we represent “very excited” with “very very excited”?! That’s a slippery slope to meaninglessness! Words have meanings! We must

To Misunderstand and Be Misunderstood The space between hearing a story and fixing a story. DavidXYu Oct 21, 2024 5 1 Share 0:00 -9:21 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. One of my favorite archetypes/personas is the one of the “nerd”, specifically the one that goes: Um Actually … ☝🤓 There’s something precious about the people who feel compelled to correct the wrongs they see in the world. There’s a sacred drive to preserve the Truth and cohere our social fabric. Otherwise, would we not descend into uncivilized chaos? There is even a Cunningham’s Law that follows

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