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Originally Posted by john70t
Standing around in parties, I noticed the bulk of all human speech fell into certain catagories....most of which did not actually exchange actual useful data and information. It was all blah, blah, bla, blah, me, me, me, you, you, you, they, they, they.
Never mind emotions. Data and information is what benefits other humans.
What say ye?
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Training. The first 18-22 years of our lives, the bulk of our communication experience is lecturing and instruction - we're told information and trained to retain it, we're told rules and expected to follow them, we're told what to believe and expected to adhere to those beliefs, we're given instructions and told to follow them. We're given problems, but we're told the only accepted ways to fix them.
Mostly, those early years, we're trained to respond in a manner that says "Message recieved." Yes, ma'm. No, sir! I hear that, girlfriend. Right on, man! "What do you say?" "Thank you."
We're rarely asked "what do you think?" And so, very few do. Even fewer, after they see what happens to thinkers in human society.