stcredzero comments on Least Signaling Activities? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: stcredzero 29 May 2009 04:20:49PM 0 points [-]

I'd even go so far as to say that most of the time when someone's logic really doesn't make sense, they're not using the logic for logic, they're using it as a carrier for the signals, and hoping ... that you'll play along.

Wow. You've gelled a lot of things for me with this one statement! I've noticed this phenomenon with a lot of people!

Reminds me of a time when I met this one guitarist. We tried to jam once, but he kept wanting to delve into chord progressions, and I wanted to gell the rhythm. As a result, he kept on hesitating on the rhythm, and I kept on the same chord progression, waiting for him to pick up on my swing. Both of us were frustrated by the end.