Winning Arguments
Why does discussion with Mr. Tachikawa feel productive?
We're not "arguing to win".
If you think you're trying to win or get others to listen to you, you're not being productive.
Why is the argument for winning unproductive?
Human language is rather tattered, so it is easy to poke holes in it if you want to.
Trying to prevent that would be incredibly costly to defend.
The productive discussion is focused on the amount of intellectual production per unit of time. Winning or losing is not important.
If both sides agree that "victory or defeat is not important," both sides may discard Cost of Defense.
relevance
disarmament
prisoner's dilemma
Trying to paint all the way to the edges and can't paint the whole area.
Reverse Jenga reloading
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