Language is fascinating. It is a weird communication interface because each of us has our own internal vocabulary. Words are useful because they mean similar things to many people, but there is no way to ensure that words have identical meaning between people.
This is really powerful because it allows language to act as a communication and translation layer between completely unique environments (heads) the only sure way to communicate is through dialog in order to come to a shared understanding.
This makes bandwidth low, but I think that is a feature. If bandwidth were high I might not be able to distinguish between my own thoughts and yours. I wouldn't know which ideas need closer verification. The slow twisted process of language is what builds our sense of self.
It also allows different minds to treat ideas differently. This is a defense against general exploits and a source of new ideas.
Daniel Wigton
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