Whenever a page like this comes up I always get a spate of comments from people who seem to think that every time a character says something it’s written in stone, or they 100% believe what they are saying on pain of death. Maybe this time I will too, I guess I’ll see. Maybe there are people that write characters as though they never speak in hyperbole, and mean exactly what they say all the time. I don’t. I try to write each character according to their ability to get their point across how they mean it. With Reggie he may not always be using the right words to say what he means, but he thinks he is. Alex, on the other hand is more likely to use precise language so it’s easier to take her at her exact word. Then again you have someone like Thomas who has the capacity to get his points across precisely, but willfully, purposely, and sometimes maliciously, misrepresents what he actually believes if he even presents it at all. The inability to deal with nuance, context, and setting often lead to misunderstandings. Precise communication will always be difficult in a world where people have different capabilities and educations. Ultimately you just have to do your best and hope for a good outcome. As cultures become less homogenous miscommunication becomes more likely since all parties do not have the same basis of understanding. Fracturing of a shared identity leads to strife.

I know what Reggie means and believes because I create him. So I also know that what he’s saying right now is not the totality of what he believes and you outside observers don’t know that. You know it now because I wrote it here, unless you are someone who knows that a few sentences can’t convey the sum total of a person to you. Longtime readers have some concept of Reggie as a person, but there’s always some amount you can never fully know about anyone. We all exists in each other’s minds as a best guess of who we all are. It’s simply a baked in complication of reality.

Anyway, I hope your week starts off well. Maybe my work will contribute to that. If so I point casually to the various links on the page meant to draw resources from you. So casually. I am the very avatar of casualness. On Wednesday I hope to see you back again. Until then, stay smooth daddy-o.

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