It's a bit like: if lying is so useful, how did truth-oriented linguistic behavior emerge at all? Why are there *any* rationalists?
@FrameOfStack @AlleleOfGene @ContentOfMedia Weren't we talking about a case where truth-speaking is stamped out i.e. no one tells the truth?
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@CurlOfGradient@AlleleOfGene@ContentOfMedia@NDXON my overall point is we need a properly cynical reason language works. -
@FrameOfStack@AlleleOfGene@ContentOfMedia@NDXON Because those tribes able to communicate had better strategies to out-compete others? - 1 more reply
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@CurlOfGradient@AlleleOfGene@ContentOfMedia No that doesn't make sense - my claim was language would cease in that scenarioThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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