what if everyone suddenly started to communicate differently theme
We imagine what it would be like to find that everyone changed how they communicate, i.e., it'd be like everyone suddenly spoke a foreign language.
Notes
Normally, one may reasonably think, it is not everyone else that have changed but a single observer's brain that has. This theme applies if the vantage point of such an observer is featured.
Examples
In tz1985e1x02a "Wordplay", Bill found that he could no longer understand anyone else because they seemed to use the wrong words for the things they were talking about. In the end he had to re-learn English. In the Bible story of the "Tower of Babel", Genesis 11:1-9, God made people speak different languages as a punishment for their audacious contrivance to reach the heavens by erecting an enormous tower.
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| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz1985e1x02a | choice | Everyone around Bill began speaking in what was gibberish to him, although everyone else was able to communicate perfectly fine with each other. |