> I'm sorry you have frequently experienced people that are clearly bored when talking to you. There's no need for the ad hominem. Again, the problem with thi

> I'm sorry you have frequently experienced people that are clearly bored when talking to you. There's no need for the ad hominem. Again, the problem with this is not that it's scheduled, it's that it's canned. It's like training a robot to do foreplay. Is it that joyless that I have to let it kickstart the sex before I come into the room? Scheduling a reminder to talk is one thing. But sending a canned opener that I thought of another day and in another mood says that I don't have anything interesting or fun to share with the other person, and if I don't, why should I talk to them? It puts the onus on them.