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Brent Allsop wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Stathis,</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 3:02 PM
Stathis Papaioannou via extropy-chat <<a
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wrote:<br>
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<div>... <i>It would help <b>if</b> you clearly said <b>something
like</b></i> ...</div>
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<div>If you were listening to me, and repeating back to me what
I've been trying to say, instead of <i>incorrectly saying <b>what
I've never said</b></i> ... </div>
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Ha.<br>
Here, quite possibly, is the problem. Well, A problem, certainly!<br>
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If you misinterpret a simple phrase like that, to this degree, then
what chance is there of having a clear dialogue about, and
understanding, things that are actually tricky to understand?<br>
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Zero, I'd say.<br>
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If people are going to have a sane conversation, they must at least
<b>listen</b> to one another, instead of immediately jumping to
conclusions as soon as anything is said. I'd suggest reading
everything at least twice, slowly, and making sure you are reading
what is actually written, before even thinking about formulating a
reply.<br>
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Ben Zaiboc</pre>
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