Thread - content based conversation vs/+ social-engineering PS: More and more I’m recognising the importance of conversational skill and my own blind-spots in this area. This thread is food for thought.https://twitter.com/_awbery_/status/988694011765456896 …
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Yes, it’s tricky. I’m not against some social engineering, I grudgingly admit it’s necessary :-). But my enjoyment of it is much lower than average, so I find it quickly becomes a meaningless drag.
Also, ambiguity at the interface is huge & largely ignored, even 1:1, face-to-face in a relatively low-noise space, ie: auditory & social noise (mutual-intention). Yet its at the interface where conversation grows, as opposed to people talking to themselves in the same place.
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So, as you say even if one has the intention for content-based conversation - perhaps making that explicit (as I sometimes do in a mentor-mentee situation) - the pattern where people interpret things in terms of social-engineering/signalling is deeply ingrained.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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