Discussions have not progressed beyond parallel lines.

https://gyazo.com/7d0b49785e87f947f515100a96da66ec

1: There is a conflict between A and B

2: A different cut C is made.

dialectic development

At this time, the "A and B confrontation" in the original cut does not disappear.

So, if you focus on that, it looks like "discussion is not progressing as parallel line".

Different directions. We're moving on.

We can tell if "We're making progress." by whether New Ideas are being created that did not exist before the conflict.

A series of pictures of two people saying different things

First published /villagepump/discussion has not progressed to a parallel line.

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