> many nerds actually like being interrupted in mid-sentence when they're wrong Not being interrupted in any kind of debate is TERRIBLE. It means the other guy

> many nerds actually like being interrupted in mid-sentence when they're wrong Not being interrupted in any kind of debate is TERRIBLE. It means the other guy will forget exactly what you said that he disagreed with. so then he'll argue with some vague memory of what you said. plus everything you said after the part where he disagreed is a waste of time. i got into a big argument once because i wouldn't let someone finish their point b/c i knew they were going to forget what they said in the first half that was wrong and i didn't want to waste my time listening to the rest which was irrelevant. > If nerds can master such arbitrarily complex things as the Linux operating and the complete rules of D&D, why can't they learn the rules of social norms? Social norms actually are more complicated than D&D. There's more to know. If you actively play D&D for a year you could learn and remember all the rules. Learning all the social norms takes far longer -- even after your whole childhood including 4 years of high school very few people know all the norms, just most.