Powerful framing with the jellyfish metaphor. The distinction between "swimming" and "pulsing" nails something about real dialogue that most interview formats completley miss. Love how the slash in CU/RRENTS isn't just stylistic—it's structural, marking the actual space where something new gets created. I've seen too many conversations that stay on their own side of the slash, just taking turns monologuing. Looking forward to seeing what kind of third thing emerges when both people actually risk entry.
Yes—this is exactly it. So many “conversations” are really just two people taking turns staying intact. Nothing actually touches. The jellyfish image kept coming back to me because pulsing requires responsiveness, not control. You can’t stay the same if you’re really in it. That slash is where things either open or stall. I’m interested in what happens when both people are willing to cross it. That’s when the third thing forms—when both are willing to be moved by what’s happening between them. I really appreciate you reading it at that depth.
Powerful framing with the jellyfish metaphor. The distinction between "swimming" and "pulsing" nails something about real dialogue that most interview formats completley miss. Love how the slash in CU/RRENTS isn't just stylistic—it's structural, marking the actual space where something new gets created. I've seen too many conversations that stay on their own side of the slash, just taking turns monologuing. Looking forward to seeing what kind of third thing emerges when both people actually risk entry.
Yes—this is exactly it. So many “conversations” are really just two people taking turns staying intact. Nothing actually touches. The jellyfish image kept coming back to me because pulsing requires responsiveness, not control. You can’t stay the same if you’re really in it. That slash is where things either open or stall. I’m interested in what happens when both people are willing to cross it. That’s when the third thing forms—when both are willing to be moved by what’s happening between them. I really appreciate you reading it at that depth.
Oh snap!!
I am so looking forward to CU/RRENTS.