There are pieces of evidence that are not problematic for consensus reality. People disagree over these on differing priors for how to handle certain forms of evidence. Then there are secrets. Secrets aren’t random but are over represented in the category of things that are uncomfortable tensions in consensus reality. Disagreement over differing secrets and differing interpretations of secrets (bc there can’t be widespread consensus about secrets but definition) are difficult because they mix together the factual nature of the secrets with differing opinions about
What the relationship of the secret to consensus reality is.
What the relationship of the secret to consensus reality ought to be.
Both of these both in particular and in general.
From these conversations going poorly, myself and I imagine others wind up conditioned to have fewer disagreements, especially outside of high trust contexts. Which tends to keep the secrets smaller.
There are pieces of evidence that are not problematic for consensus reality. People disagree over these on differing priors for how to handle certain forms of evidence. Then there are secrets. Secrets aren’t random but are over represented in the category of things that are uncomfortable tensions in consensus reality. Disagreement over differing secrets and differing interpretations of secrets (bc there can’t be widespread consensus about secrets but definition) are difficult because they mix together the factual nature of the secrets with differing opinions about
What the relationship of the secret to consensus reality is.
What the relationship of the secret to consensus reality ought to be.
Both of these both in particular and in general.
From these conversations going poorly, myself and I imagine others wind up conditioned to have fewer disagreements, especially outside of high trust contexts. Which tends to keep the secrets smaller.