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Kris Brandow

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“It's like when people say, oh, we have a dictionary that defines words, thinking that the word, the definition in the dictionary is the correct one. It's like, no, the definition in the dictionary is the emergent one. We all define words simply by using them. That's how language works.” — Kris Brandow, Fallthrough

The hosts were arguing about whether Go's proposal process needs a formal gate between discussion and commitment, with Sanabria wanting a clear line and Brandow insisting there is not one to draw. The dictionary analogy is how he explains it: the line is an emergent property of the conversation rather than something anyone can declare. He closes on the position that a decentralised community cannot be made authoritarian without breaking what makes it work.

Fallthrough · 2026-08-22 Context → Listen →

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