Sorry to be unclear—I meant “quantize” not as just that it tries to make it a scalar quantity, but that it puts interactions into specific levels of force. But maybe I’m over-reacting a bit.
The request to take out the trash, in many contexts, is a mix of request, demand, and reminder. Any of “sorry, would you mind taking it out instead?”, “yup, was just about to”, “jeez! Okay, Mom!”, “I think it’s Joe’s turn”, or hundreds of other reactions can be appropriate. With very different levels AND TYPES of relationship changes as a result.
My main point is that there is value in being able to distinguish the different modes. The fact that there are examples where the modes are mixed up and there’s no common knowledge between the participants of a discussion about what’s meant doesn’t refute the thesis.
Sorry to be unclear—I meant “quantize” not as just that it tries to make it a scalar quantity, but that it puts interactions into specific levels of force. But maybe I’m over-reacting a bit.
The request to take out the trash, in many contexts, is a mix of request, demand, and reminder. Any of “sorry, would you mind taking it out instead?”, “yup, was just about to”, “jeez! Okay, Mom!”, “I think it’s Joe’s turn”, or hundreds of other reactions can be appropriate. With very different levels AND TYPES of relationship changes as a result.
My main point is that there is value in being able to distinguish the different modes. The fact that there are examples where the modes are mixed up and there’s no common knowledge between the participants of a discussion about what’s meant doesn’t refute the thesis.