"There is some really basic thing here about social equilibria which I'm missing, and other circumstances I'd delay it for later but I'm worried that I will somehow do something that Cheliax considers not just undignified but a catastrophic negative indicator, if I don't figure it out.  Meanwhile in dath ilan, there is famous motion-capture of, like, the head Keeper for the entire planet looking surprised on being told experimental results, because it's way, way, way beneath her dignity to pretend that she's not surprised when in fact she is surprised.  But, I mean, if everybody knows that people are - faking things, as we'd see it - then it's not even a failed attempt at deception because everybody knows what's actually happening so it's not even deceptive and there is some very odd signaling equilibrium here that I am not getting at all."

"There is some really basic thing here about social equilibria which I'm missing, and other circumstances I'd delay it for later but I'm worried that I will somehow do something that Cheliax considers not just undignified but a catastrophic negative indicator, if I don't figure it out.  Meanwhile in dath ilan, there is famous motion-capture of, like, the head Keeper for the entire planet looking surprised on being told experimental results, because it's way, way, way beneath her dignity to pretend that she's not surprised when in fact she is surprised.  But, I mean, if everybody here knows that people are - faking things, as we'd see it - then it's not even a failed attempt at deception because everybody knows what's actually happening so it's not even deceptive and there is some very odd signaling equilibrium here that I am not getting at all."

"There is some really basic thing here about social equilibria which I'm missing, and under other circumstances I'd delay it for later but I'm worried that I will somehow do something that Cheliax considers not just undignified but a catastrophic negative indicator, if I don't figure it out."

"Meanwhile in dath ilan, there is famous motion-capture of, like, the head Keeper for the entire planet looking surprised on being told experimental results, because it's way, way, way beneath her dignity to pretend that she's not surprised when in fact she is surprised."

"But, I mean, if everybody here knows that people are - faking things, as we'd see it - then it's not even a failed attempt at deception because everybody knows what's actually happening so it's not even deceptive and there is some very odd signaling equilibrium here that I am not getting at all."

"There is some really basic thing here about social equilibria which I'm missing, and under other circumstances I'd delay it for later but I'm worried that I will somehow do something that Cheliax considers not just undignified but a catastrophic negative indicator, if I don't figure it out."

"Meanwhile in dath ilan, there is famous motion-capture of, like, the head Keeper for the entire planet looking surprised on being told experimental results, because it's way, way, way beneath her dignity to pretend that she's not surprised when in fact she is surprised."

"But, I mean, if everybody here knows that people are - faking things, as we'd see it - then it's not even a failed attempt at deception because everybody knows what's actually happening so it's not even deceptive and there is some very odd equilibrium here that I am not getting at all."