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> Funny, in most my friends groups someone checks their phone and I'm glad they do. Why would we be talking about this if we didn't care about the truth of it?
by yucky 4y ago
> Funny, in most my friends groups someone checks their phone and I'm glad they do. Why would we be talking about this if we didn't care about the truth of it?
Interestingly enough, I miss the days where people would go back and forth trying to make their case on why their memory on something is right.
This was especially great for ultimately meaningless things like who hit the most homeruns in the 1980's. I could Google it, or me and a few friends could brainstorm it in conversation and agree on a set of facts, hammer out disagreements on some other details based on what we remember from our baseball card collections and going to games as a kid, which then leads to more conversation about other things and on and on. Ultimately the answer wasn't important but the connection you make talking as humans is what matters.
- tasuki 4y agoI prefer talking about things that are important to me. It does not matter to me who hit the most homeruns in the 1980s and I can't well imagine making a connection talking about it.
- yucky 4y agoOK so in your case replace baseball with pokemon or anime or whatever your thing is.
- tasuki 4y agoIf my thing is pokemon or anime, then I want to know the right answer, and it is not a meaningless thing anymore! The "ultimately the answer wasn't important" part of your comment mystifies me. If the answer is not important, why even talk about it?
- yucky 4y agoIf you re-read my original comment and still don't understand the importance of leisurely bullshitting with friends, then I probably can't help explain it better.