UAMI: Unilaterally Assured Mutual Incomprehension. The equilibrium that results from one person both refusing to explain themselves or make the effort to understand the other. Daddy of agree-to-disagree and granddaddy of disagree-and-commit It’s a good thing.
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What’s the name where two people (usually old bros who drifted apart) keep being misunderstood by the other but push the conversation forward and the hedonic outcome is much better than within-interest-group discussions?
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I’m thinking too many nerds of my subtype basically get old before they “see” this principle of strategic miscommunication in action.
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Computing sense of the term. Google Byzantine generals problem if you’re not familiar with it.
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