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What the people in this thread are saying is that when there's nothing to gain by speaking, the most foolproof way to be mindful of how your communication is understood is to not communicate. That's a great life principle that goes a whole lot farther than this particular subject.

>>whatsh+(OP)
Completely agree, in the face of a person who is possibly hostile, or just in general a person that generates a lot of uncertainty what incentive could you give me not to stay silent?

People need to think about it in terms of incentives, what incentive do I have to try communicating with an incredible mindfulness and scrutiny that I might then fail at. The failure to do so properly could have potentially endless downsides? The default incentive is always going to be avoidance as much as possible. Not because of any desire to be sexist, but because is the instinctive path of least resistance.

>>whatsh+(OP)
"A strange game. The only winning move is not to play."

- Joshua/WOPR

edit: clarified provenance to the best of my ability.

>>fastba+ak
I guess the internet is wrong in some places.

It was the computer WOPR who said this in the WarGames movie.

>>still_+yq
I believe in the film NORAD names their Supercomputer WOPR, but the AI gives itself the name Joshua. Not sure, it's been a while. Guess it's time for a rewatch!

>>fastba+ir
The person who built the AI named it after his dead son.

>>fastba+ak
^ this

The problem is that in the investing world, often not playing is losing.

>>neycod+uA
This is also known as 'Half of winning is showing up'.

Heroes are mostly martyrs. Bulk of winning is done by showing up every day and doing small improvements, slowly albeit steadily. This is today's culture is called 'below average' or 'mediocrity'.

Consistent sustained mediocrity, and occasional 1% progress is 99% of success.

>>threwa+m6
> or just in general a person that generates a lot of uncertainty what incentive could you give me not to stay silent?

not OP but the silence is a feature that allows you to actively listen[1] which is impossible when trying to come up with an answer while the other person still speaks.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening

>>Dyslex+g51
I don't think anyone is accusing people of not listening to each other, at least not in the context of this thread. The issue is people actively listen, and then decline to provide any meaningful feedback on what they just heard as a means to avoid controversy. Me listening to someone doesn't do much good if I decline to contribute to the conversation afterwards.