<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Not everyone experiences intellectual friction as... > Not everyone experiences intellectual friction as play. Sparring requires consent, mutual trust, and freedom to revise a position without later punishment for having tested it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Composure Under Pressure and the Escalation of Conflict - Workbook|Composure Under Pressure and the Escalation of Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Not everyone experiences intellectual friction as play. Sparring requires consent, mutual trust, and freedom to revise a position without later punishment for having tested it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-everyone-experiences-intellectual-punishment-having-tested ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->