Meta Projection (lol)

Domination, subjugation or fight to the death.

We tend to prefer to slip into one of the two former categories.

True enough, but help me connect the dots as to how that relates to what I said...forgive me if I'm missing something obvious.

Sorry...Just a somewhat analogical way of describing the basics of human interaction.

So we create new situations and accompanying rules, though the new rules are essentially complicated modifications of the old rules of engagement.

I refer to it as overthink.

Yes, it's all a part of an evolutionary process.

But the bottom line for the organic processing unit, alters little.

Ah got ya. How.woukd you feel if I called it algebraization of the rules....like the first rule set is

1+1=2

1+2=3

2+3=5

Then we update it to

a=2

b=3

c=5

Then we update it to

a+b=c

Oh! And...b=c-a

And so on (my best off the top example lol). Eventually you end up with calculus but for social/economic systems. No one would argue that calculus is bad, but just that it definitely complicates things and requires more learning to use properly.

If.

a = 2

b = 3

c = 5

What does 4 equal.

a+a lol

Not c + a - b then?

Sesame street returns to Debatecraft. What, or who, will be next?

Could be, but you'll never know

You can be next! Here comes the trash can Muppet, ebuc!!

Your prediction was wrong, but your argument and logic sound.

Accusing others of “always projecting” might be one of the easiest ways to accidentally prove the point.

I mean it's not really an argument. At best the debate ends in a tie because neither side is really backing up their case. Worst case scenario would be something like:

Person A: My economic policy is better. Here's a meta-analysis of thirteen studies that finds policies similar to mine do better than policies similar to yours.

Person B: Lol no, you're just projecting.

That would add up to thirteen projections. Case closed.