I find that it's all about how much of yourself you inject into the interaction. I'm a misanthrope from way back, but I've found (over the many years grinding

I find that it's all about how much of yourself you inject into the interaction. I'm a misanthrope from way back, but I've found (over the many years grinding my way out of misanthropy) that the more I open myself up in a conversation, the more meaningful the interaction overall; the more it encourages the other person to do the same. I don't mean this personally critically, but: > I find talking to strangers about as engaging and meaningless as talking to people online Says more about you than it does anything else.