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“Because the point isn't to convince you. The point is to perform the safe
sentence out loud… while assuming you're smart enough to hear the real message
underneath.
So you get this strange situation: they tell you something obviously untrue
with a perfectly calm expression, and then they watch you. Not to see if you
believe it. To see if you understand the rules of the game.
That's why "truth" in Russia is not one solid thing. What's considered true
depends on who you're talking to-and who else is in the room. People learn to
live in several realities at once, and switch between them like channels.
Tonight we'll talk about Russia's strange, exhausting relationship with
truth-why people do this, why they expect you to recognize it, and how to
decode what's really being communicated.”
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
