Hacker News with Generative AI: Communication Theory

Calibrations Have a Context-Collapse Problem (oldschoolburke.com)
Context collapse occurs when content intended for one audience is consumed by multiple audiences simultaneously, each bringing their own frames of reference and expectations. Originally coined to describe social media dynamics, it's when a message loses its intended context as it travels across different social spheres. (Also the reason why Twitter is a hell-hole).
Truth-Default Theory (wikipedia.org)
Truth-default theory (TDT) is a communication theory which predicts and explains the use of veracity and deception detection in humans.