Crazy Communication
“… crazy communication — problems caused by confused, vague, misleading, misconceived words and gestures. […]
I’m not talking about communication by crazy people. I’m talking about communication that makes people crazy. Like when someone talks and you can’t figure out why they’re saying what they’re saying. Or they act like they’re disclosing something you feel like they’re hiding something. Or they answer something you say but for the life of you you can’t figure out what their answer has to do with what you said. Or they’re telling you something and yet you’re absolutely convinced they’re asking you for something and yet they deny they’re asking you for something.
[…] Crazy communication is where someone sees a tiger in the grass and says, ‘What do you think about tigers?’ Or you say you see a tiger and as if that would reassure you he says, ‘What tiger?’ or even tries to convince you there is no tiger. Or he sees a tiger and starts talking about how all these tigers make him really sad. Or he sees a tiger and asks you where you put the airline tickets.”
- Mira Kirshenbaum
3 years ago • Notes