“Somewhere along the way, we learned that if it sounds like a line from a TV show, it must be effective communication. Unfortunately, real people don’t have a writer’s room helping them process your sarcasm.” Somewhere along the way, we absorbed a very specific idea about conflict: that the person with the best line wins. You know the one, the perfectly timed, slightly devastating, mic-drop-worthy comeback. The kind that makes the other person go quiet, reflect, and realize y