#social #game-theory #cooperation # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Related - [[Philosophy/Humans/Conversation coordination]] - [[Philosophy/Humans/Conversation agency]] - [[Philosophy/Humans/Conversational equilibrium]] - [[Philosophy/Humans/Low bandwidth conversations]] - [[Business/Transition]] # Conversation coordination [[Tit for tat]] in a [[Conversation|conversation]] is a strategy to balance listening vs talking where the speaker and listener each take turns speaking. This strategy can be used to coordinate a conversation between two or more people, or even between two computers. The idea is that the speaker will listen to the listener until the listener has finished speaking, then the speaker will respond with an appropriate response. This process continues until [[Conversational equilibrium|both parties have had their say]], or until one party decides to end the conversation. This strategy can help ensure that both parties are heard, and that [[Conversation divergence|the conversation remains focused on the topic at hand]]. It can also help to prevent one party from dominating the conversation, as the other party will always have the opportunity to respond.