“Communication is ultimately what defines the reality we inhabit. Because humans live together as a function of our biology, we must learn from a young age to determine what is real and what is not by communicating our perspective to others. But because our peers and parents are as cognitively limited as we are, what we perceive as ‘reality’ is actually always at least a little bit broken. So it is crucial to remember that even simple communication can and often does go wrong. In a world where vital aspects of our existence, like what ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ mean to different people, vary greatly
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