Re:This Is Not a Day Care. It’s a University
by Kalium on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:34AM
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While I'm not opposed to the notion of "consensual communication", your food analogy raises a question for me. With food, you can examine it pre-eating and have a pretty good idea of what it is and what's likely to be in it. How do you propose to determine what words you will or won't allow someone to "shovel into your brain" without allowing them access first?
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Re:This Is Not a Day Care. It’s a University
by javajosh on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:45AM
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I think it's pretty easy to imagine. "Would you like to see an ad for Viagra? Y/N" "I want to tell you about my views on Obama (negative). Y/N". "Would you like to hear my view on Creationism (positive). Y/N"
The basic protocol requires an accurate summary of the topic and the sentiment from the initiator, and a single bit from the target.
BTW this is essentially how Mormon missionaries do it ("Do you want to hear about my views on Jesus (positive)? Y/N", and I think it's great.
Re:This Is Not a Day Care. It’s a University
by Kalium on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:48AM
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An interesting thought. My experience is that often, people don't just want to know the subject. People judge whether or not they want to hear something based on phrasing and content. At which point the question might be best phrased as "Do you want to hear me agree with you at length? Y/N"
And that seems maybe a bit silly.