Direct communication is a valuable skill that is often lacking in younger people who rely on indirect, ambiguous signaling.

“I remember when I was younger in college especially, I didn't know how to communicate how I was really feeling to people and I also didn't know if it was safe to do that. And so you use this kind of like angle to get there”

It is annoying when people responding to an invitation provide an unsolicited, detailed narration of their busy schedules.

“And instead of that person just saying yes, no, let me look at my schedule. Those are the three answers that are acceptable. They walk you through their schedule leading up to that date. And this happens a lot.”

Human communication is inherently complex because it relies on recursive mind-reading and the management of social reputation rather than simple information exchange.

“what is understanding each other is doing this kind of recursive mind reading.”