Alex Palmer
@thatalexpalmer.eth
GN and question for the group. When you read these words, what comes to mind? 1. "Radical honesty" 2. "Radical transparency"
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
For me I break out into "honesty" and "transparency" which are super interesting topics; & then consider the "radical" aspect. What does that do to each? Is just a superlative or does it have some "term of art" modifier quality too. For me "honesty" is key to anything being effective. Transparency is context dependent
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
As @aviationdoctor.eth alluded to in one of his formulations - the dark side (or unskillful side) of "aggressive truth telling" is that it turns into "the toxic truth" and can be used as a convert bludgeoning weapon.
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
As Fred Koffman put it (amusingly), answering the question "what did you have for lunch?" by vomiting on the person who asked is radically "honest"...but not skilful.
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
âA great deal of unhappiness has probably come into the world because of things that are said, and things left unsaid.â - Dostoevsky
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