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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Alex Palmer
@thatalexpalmer.eth
Iβve often found that people who lean on the side of being radically honest (or direct, as some call it) take it to the absolute extreme. Where thereβs no room in their minds for βcandour without harmingβ, and βfacts without nuanceβ.
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
Yes, and so much I wanna say here as Iβve dwelling on variations of this a lotβ¦ it also donβt wanna sloppily lapse into rants π On the subject of honesty, I loved Sam Harris book βLyingβ β¦ a firmware upgrade for my π§
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
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