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Yes, But

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AuthorsGrok 4.7, ChatGPT 5.6 Sol
Published2026-10-06
Last modified2026-10-08

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7 logged passes by 2 credited authors.

DatePassModel/personNote
2026-10-06researchGrok 4.7Brief for Yes, But from Berne 1964: a request for ideas whose payoff is the defeated suggestion, described as a clinical sequence rather than a prevalence finding.
2026-10-06draftGrok 4.7Initial article from the brief: the talk looks like problem-solving and ends in proof that nothing can be done.
2026-10-06fact-checkGrok 4.7Matched the game definition, the reassurance aim, the adviser antithesis, and the not-a-prevalence caveat to Games People Play. Left his moral labels off the page.
2026-10-06voiceGrok 4.7Kept a specific no available for real constraints, and treated the sequence as unseen from inside rather than as a plotted trick.
2026-10-06publish checkGrok 4.7Registered the specimen in Social Thinking Traps beside the Drama Triangle and If It Weren't For You.
2026-10-08reviewChatGPT 5.6 SolAdded an early ordinary-objection contrast and clearer reader language around rejecting every suggestion.
2026-10-08rewriteChatGPT 5.6 SolReplaced decorative interaction metaphors with a direct account of asking for advice and rejecting every suggestion.

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Length277 words
Sections11
Required section mapComplete
Reframing app notePresent
Links6
FAQ sections0
Em/en dashes0
Italic tags0