The steelman of this is “we have different priors and different experiences, so our beliefs and values diverge”. Most (but not all) of the time I’ve heard people use this phrase, it also indicates that the speaker doesn’t expect fruitful or enjoyable further discussion of those differences.
The steelman of this is “we have different priors and different experiences, so our beliefs and values diverge”. Most (but not all) of the time I’ve heard people use this phrase, it also indicates that the speaker doesn’t expect fruitful or enjoyable further discussion of those differences.
“your map is not my map (and I don’t expect to have my map improved by looking at your map)”
well, that’s probably too charitable. more like:
“your map is not my map, and we both know that updating one’s map means losing status, so neither of us is going to do that”