communication blows

Someday, a nerd in a basement will invent a chip that can be implanted into the brain that allows humans to communicate. You may say, "Al - humans already communicate. Actually, it has been proven that all forms of mammals, fish, birds - well let us say conscious life - communicate."

Yes, that is true. We have found a way to express ourselves through audible and written words and physical signals. But how correctly do we interpret these three forms of communication?

The interpretation of a communicative experience is based on our own knowledge of the words/signals used, our preconceived ideas about the motives of the person we are communicating with, and our goals for the outcome of the communication. It is all an interpretation. There is no way to 100% know what the other person's intentions are with the communication. Therefore, the probability that true/accurate communication exists is suspect.

And this, well, blows.

How many problems are created by miscommunication? How much heartache is related to two people trying to say the same things but each hearing the other differently.

Godspeed to all nerds.