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>Conversations with ground rules of truth are those that tend to be dry and pre-processed.

Focusing too much on truth turns your conversations into legalese. People will be more focused on not being wrong than communicating useful information and ideas.

Conversation happens in half-truths. You can't expect anyone to know all the ins and outs of everything they discuss - even scientists in their field of expertise. These half-truths are usually unintentional.

The media has the problem of half-truths while seeming credible. In the modern media a news reporter reports on a protest and describes it as "mostly peaceful" while in the background you can see buildings on fire. This is an intentional half-truth, but it's branded with the media organization's credibility.



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