Jokes are often used as a way to present ideas in a form that can bypass social filters. A tendency that I’ve noticed is more common here than in other places is to consider both the humorous aspect and the literal component of the joke. People sometimes interpret that tendency to be ‘not getting it’ but that’s because they don’t get it. It’s getting all of the song. The words and the music both.
(My reading: The above applies to Tyrrell’s comment perfectly. Jonathan is just responding to the name—the content is only superficially relevant. Cousin_it is no doubt aware of the Taleb’s intent but taking a far more serious stance. I’m applying a style of thinking analogous to the above paragraph but applied to the kind a query that would otherwise beget a simple social judgement.)
Thanks for clearing my confusion. I didn’t expect to get such an insightful answer. It further encourages me to develop my practice of noticing subtle confusion.
Jokes are often used as a way to present ideas in a form that can bypass social filters. A tendency that I’ve noticed is more common here than in other places is to consider both the humorous aspect and the literal component of the joke. People sometimes interpret that tendency to be ‘not getting it’ but that’s because they don’t get it. It’s getting all of the song. The words and the music both.
(My reading: The above applies to Tyrrell’s comment perfectly. Jonathan is just responding to the name—the content is only superficially relevant. Cousin_it is no doubt aware of the Taleb’s intent but taking a far more serious stance. I’m applying a style of thinking analogous to the above paragraph but applied to the kind a query that would otherwise beget a simple social judgement.)
Thanks for clearing my confusion. I didn’t expect to get such an insightful answer. It further encourages me to develop my practice of noticing subtle confusion.