# discussion (social)

a interaction where people use language to share information

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social  ·  Arena: discussion

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [language](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-language.communication), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [share](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-share.distribution), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** people use language together and share information

**Novel properties:**
- exchange of meaning
- collective understanding
- turn-taking structure

## Examples
- The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai hosted negotiations among 198 countries on emissions reductions. *(institutions)*
- Linus Torvalds and developers debated Linux kernel updates in the public mailing list archive from June 2024. *(computing)*
- Residents discussed neighborhood safety at the monthly Eastwood Community Association meeting on August 12, 2024. *(everyday life)*

## Used by
- [conference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-conference.social) (L14)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-discussion.social*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-discussion.social.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*