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  • [Attacking the unfamiliar without looking at it properly.

  • 見慣れないものをちゃんと見ずに攻撃する.icon

On the case of attacking something unfamiliar without looking at it properly

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  • This is A’s Observation coverage issues.
    • The range of observation is too small to see much about the subject.
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  • The view from a person with a wide range of observation
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    • Mr. A attacked “something I don’t understand”.
      • That’s “not clear” is subjective to Mr. A.
      • Most things in the world involve humans, so most attacks hit humans.
      • From Mr. B, it appears that he was attacked.
      • Mr. C, who was watching from the sidelines, thinks, “Mr. A is attacking Mr. B. This is not good.
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      • Mr. C builds a wall to protect Mr. B.
      • The metaphor of “building a wall.”
      • For example, let’s say that Mr. D, who is unaware of this exchange, thinks that it might be a good idea to invite Mr. A to a certain community.
        • Let’s say Mr. B belongs to this community, and Mr. C advises him, “No, Mr. A shouldn’t do this because this is what happened.
        • Then Mr. D would say, “Oh, well, I’ll stop then!” and “Oh, well, I’m not going to do that!
        • Weak reasons like “it would be interesting to see” are easily dismissed when there are specific problems like this.
        • Mr. D doesn’t want to stand on Mr. A’s side of this tangle, either.
      • In this diagram, Mr. B is drawn as if he were a single person for ease of depiction.

relevance - shotgun - Vague words are shotguns. - They retaliate with a shotgun attack.

This consideration is still insufficient

People who bite those around them at random. - mad dog

Why does behavior like Mr. A’s happen? - Conflict only occurs between those on the same level.

  • In a community of like-minded individuals, as soon as you attack, there’s blowback.
  • Mistaking the lack of counterattacks coming for strength.

Smallness of the world


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