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How to live with jitter?

There is an opinion that it would be more convenient to adjust the chatter so that it only occurs at certain moments when a person needs it, and remains silent the rest of the time: it's like, if the chatter is constantly on in the background, it will be difficult because there are many bad reasoning and epistemic errors in the world.

On the one hand, yes, indeed, when the chatter is calibrated (for example, you start reacting to an unacceptable combination of types), it becomes difficult because there is a desire to correct it. On the other hand, there is no mandatory requirement to react to chatter every time - essentially, you notice a lot of careless handling of ontologies and logic, but this shouldn't compel you to correct everything immediately.

There are different ways to react to chatter:

  1. Just notice that it exists and do nothing about it;
  2. Notice that it exists and answer for yourself why it occurred and what it is;
  3. All of the above, but also correct it.

Correcting chatter typically requires:

  • activation of all your communication skills because the chatter is not with you;
  • carefulness, because when you correct one buzzing, it inevitably leads to the need to correct the adjacent one, as it rapidly deteriorates and no longer matches;
  • assessment of resources: perhaps it's cheaper not to touch the buzzing until it breaks down; or perhaps it's cheaper to stop the entire operation and fix the buzzing, because money is being lost every day on this buzzing and its somewhat distant consequences.