"A reset like that is a kind of mutual suspension of distrust. It's a "play like", as in "play like we haven't built up all this cruft between us". To really work, it seems like it has to cut both ways, it has to be a joint decision. Of course, a genuine total reset is virtually impossible. Human memory is in human bodies, and one can't will it away by simple fiat. What one can do is make a conscious effort to end the old game and start a new one."

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