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1 and 2 are ripoffs of Whitehead, who is a goldmine for good quotes https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead …

3) Every word means something slightly (or substantially) different depending on the speaker, which is why quote attribution matters, a relationship with an author or speaker gives you access to their private language.

On a less abstract note 4) The most important life change for me in 2018 was to start deliberately practicing dirty talk. I noticed that when something crossed my mind that seemed like it might be good dirty talk AND I was afraid to say it, it was almost always GREAT DIRTY TALK.

I can’t recall ever having a faster feedback loop between intense fear, and reward for acting in the face of it. Immediate spillover effect of increasing quality of communication outside the bedroom, and the main thing I can direct my attention to when considering twitter now.

This thread continues, but you have to look into additional replies for 4 to find 5

5-31 Notes on the structure of thought and what's wrong with existing notes paradigmhttps://twitter.com/Conaw/status/1099181050045952006 …

32, I think @QiaochuYuan is pointing at something real here -- particularly the idea that explicit consent conversations have grown in importance as we have less obvious shared norms around the MEANING of interactions (sexual and otherwise)https://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1113562127426510848?s=19 …

33 Meaning in background is gone, every person is a culture unto their own, to establish common ground requires more communication work (see Creepy Uncle Joe) -- but it's worth it for the richer cocreation and connection that is possible.https://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1113562129888464898?s=19 …