Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @kevinsimlerI think this tweet of mine is an example.Quote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 27, 2016Recent reactions made me to add a line to bio. I recommend you do too. Us thought leaders must manage expectations.11
kevin simler@kevinsimler·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @vgrCan you articulate the hierarchy? What's the natural low-quality state, signal, countersignal, and counter-countersignal?2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @kevinsimlerno bragging, unironic bragging, humble-bragging, ironic bragging13
kevin simler@kevinsimler·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @vgrOK I'm on board. I think irony/humor muddles the levels a bit, but conceptually there are four1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @kevinsimlerLevels 3 and 4 (C, C^2) will always have element of irony/humor, no? Otherwise level 3 esp will end up being actual opposition1
kevin simler@kevinsimler·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @vgrIrony helps, but don't think it's necessary. Just (1) expectation to signal at level N, + (2) confidence you won't be mistaken for N-12
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @kevinsimlerThere's a point at which the stack is jenga-high and you can't keep track, so it's instinctive language that blurs levels a bit11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @kevinsimlerI think there may be a variable being ignored here: low familiarity to intimacy. Seems weird to call intimate comms 'signaling'1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @kevinsimlerOverextension of the concept. I don't find the "everything is signaling" approach very useful/insightful.7:18 PM · Jun 28, 2016
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 28, 2016Replying to @vgr and @kevinsimlerImmune system signal models may be good proto example: familiar cell, viral deception, cancer cell, auto-immune disorder?1