distrust / dyad talks

• See you in two weeks! by John Suler, 6/10/98
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    • re: more thoughts by John Suler, 8/7/98
      
      

>>I think the most interesting part of cyber communications is trying to detect 'affects' accurately. Normally the human face is an extraordinary communicator of feeling (actions and reactions). I suspect that when the face is eliminated from the conversational process, an undercurrent of distrust never quite disappears for many people.<<

That distrust idea is interesting. Do you really think it's "distrust" for many people, or some vague uncertainty when dealing with ambiguity... an uncertainty that opens the door for all sorts of projections.

Also, your comment about this turning into a 2-person conversation is important. There is a tendency for that to happen a lot in this forum - me and someone else conversing, with other visitors just observing. I sometimes wonder if I should talk LESS. Anyone have any thoughts about this?

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