Discussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea.

HoodsOwn , 59 minutes ago

This is why it’s critical for us to predefine thematically relevant words and phrases we intend or assume to be relievent to important discussion. Language is an imperfect tool. This is a common communication factor considered for philosophical discussion that I think is undervalued in day to day discourse.

souperk , 1 hour ago

That’s compatible with information theory. You have a piece of information, the moment you encode it (turn your idea into words) that piece of information is transposed to a little different piece of information, then the channel of transportation adds a bit of noise (depends on the environment, most often literal background noise), and then the receiver decodes the to a different piece of information (turn your words into an idea of their own).

Understanding this concept is an important communication skill. Information theory gives a bunch of tools to minimize the difference between the idea in your head and the perception of the idea by your peer.

• You can add redundancy, aka say the same thing twice in a slightly different way.
• Use questions to validate your understanding.
• Have your peer use their own words.
• Use a different encoding, aka draw a picture, a diagram, or use gestures instead of using language to communicate

Nurse_Robot , 54 minutes ago

Hence why Dennis pulls out a giant paper whiteboard to explain his D.E.N.N.I.S. system

ahto , 1 hour ago

There’s also the difference between what you think the words you say mean and what they understand from your words.

acosmichippo , 1 hour ago

i think you misunderstood OP.

abbadon420 , 1 hour ago

That’s why invented stupid shit like powerpoint and now the world is dieing