The Berne books Rao cites as explanations of Gametalk are solidly good entries in of themselves, although it's probably best to use an LLM to get search results of the best introductions to TA first to see if they've been surpassed.
replyAdhering to the predictable/ritualistic/comfortable nature of "Gametalk",
replyHere's one question I asked:
"How does Eric Berne's Gametalk as interpreted by Venkatesh Rao signal to the sociopaths that those who engage in them are losers worth talking to? Distinguish between "channels" that Eric has identified as well as new signals that Rao or others have discovered."
I guess one day there will be a massive leak of executives chats with their LLMs, and we'll find out what they really think.
replyI think that’s called the Epstein Files.
replyUsed to think that Epstein was a Posturetalker but turns out he is a native Gametalker
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