On Twitter, human intercourse, and teams:
I have had several (though fewer than I would like) exchanges that have gone as follows -
Person A: Assertion
Person B: Counter assertion
1/
I have had several (though fewer than I would like) exchanges that have gone as follows -
Person A: Assertion
Person B: Counter assertion
1/
A & B: Discussion in which over time each understands each otherâs point and come to maybe not quite full agreement but understanding are not actually oppositional. 2/
So far, this is great, I love it. Itâs too rare.
But even when this occurs, I notice that others will âlikeâ the tweets - all through to the end of the exchange - of the person they felt they allied with at the beginning of the exchange. 3/
But even when this occurs, I notice that others will âlikeâ the tweets - all through to the end of the exchange - of the person they felt they allied with at the beginning of the exchange. 3/
It seems that there is a tendency for humans to adhere more to a personal sense of allegiance to other humans - even if they donât know them and never came across them before the first assertion - than to an allegiance to thought.