that's essentially Socrates' argument against writing in Phaedrus: in conversation, you know your interlocutor, and can tailor your speech to them and adjust based on feedback. Writing doesn't know its audience and can't see the audience to clarify a point.
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Simler level is out of scope of this conversation. Too high and ideal to hit
Y’all are too much. Alan, I actually feel I do a pretty mediocre job of engaging with criticism. In particular, I don’t like *arguing* (even when it would be +EV for the parties involved). But I suppose I do a fair job of listening, and maybe that shines through.
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Oh God. This is what Simler considers his b- effort
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