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by 0xcde4c3db 3033 days ago
> If your point is to search for greater clarification and mutual understanding, as opposed to argument

I don't believe those things are actually opposed in any meaningful way. Also, I think it's possible to take the principle of charity too far. At some point, it's just as much putting words in people's mouths as a knee-jerk misinterpretation.