1/14/2021 08:24

Thinking and Talking

Sometimes it is good to have a friend to who you can say exactly what you are thinking without having to think about it. At least it sounds as if it would be comfortable, if it could be. What kind of thoughtless thoughts are those that we share without thinking? In actual reality systemic self-contradiction can't be even aspirationally agreeable. It can be alluring however.


 • You know that stuff the Purple Party did? It was the Oranges who did it. Bet you didn't know that.

That friend, the one who will let you contradict yourself and listen as you conflate half of one idea with a quarter of another completely unrelated concept, that is a comfortable companion in the throes of frustration. It really does seem to help to spew out the buckets of half-tropes and dysphemisms which get stuck in the corners of the mind. You need a friend to spew to, or a dark cave to spew into, because a torrent of illogic is a poor play in the actual reality game.


 • Climate change is nothing; it's just getting hotter is all.

If your friend is all that a friend ought to be, which is a lot to ask, your friend will come back later and ask what you think about the contributions of the Indigoes or whether you saw the feature article about floods in Florida's Monroe County. That is to say an efficacious friend will draw you gently back into some semblance of rational thinking. That will be a strong play in the game by your friend and also opens the path for you to play well.


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