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Rock climbing gym can be a great place to socialize. Most people are not actively climbing; they're just standing there staring at a problem on the wall while f
by tjchear 4y ago
Rock climbing gym can be a great place to socialize. Most people are not actively climbing; they're just standing there staring at a problem on the wall while figuring out how to solve it, or recovering from a climb they just got off. Plenty of opportunities to strike up a conversation with people.
- boring_twenties 4y agoI'm not into climbing but if I'm focused on figuring out how to solve a problem and someone tries to strike up a conversation with me... god help them.
- rcme 4y agoYou've never collaboratively solved a problem?
- boring_twenties 4y agoInterrupting someone when they're concentrating isn't "collaborating," it's just a dick move. And the thread in question is about socializing, in the first place. Imagine trying to debug something at work and some asshole comes up and starts chatting about the weather.