@ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoDiscussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea.message-square26arrow-up1193file-text
arrow-up1193message-squareDiscussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea.@ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square26file-text
I can only imagine the difference it would make if instead of telling about your idea you could show it
minus-square@ContrarianTrail@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglish10•10 months agoAgreed. It’s often called steelmanning which is the opposite of strawmanning.
minus-square@jet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglish13•10 months agohttps://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/steelman Thank you, that’s a phrase I was not familiar with. It seems more appropriate for critical analysis rather than communication between peers. But it’s a great concept
Agreed. It’s often called steelmanning which is the opposite of strawmanning.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/steelman
Thank you, that’s a phrase I was not familiar with.
It seems more appropriate for critical analysis rather than communication between peers. But it’s a great concept