Chapter 14. Collusion

“So far,” he continued, “we’ve been examining the internal experience of someone who’s in the box. But as you can imagine, my box can have quite an impact on others.

“Think about it,” he said, walking to the board. “Suppose this is me—in my box,” he said, drawing a box with a stick figure in it.

Collusion

“If here I am in my box, what am I emitting?”

“What are you emitting?”

“I mean, what am I doing to others if I’m in the box toward them?”

“Oh,” I said, searching my memory. “Well. . . you’re blaming them, I guess.”

“Right. So if I’m here in my box,” he said, pointing to the diagram, “I’m blaming others.” He drew an arrow pointing out to the ...

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