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I don't know if it's a purely modern thing but quietness is I think straight up perceived as uncomfortable by a lot of people now. Had a conversation recently w

I don't know if it's a purely modern thing but quietness is I think straight up perceived as uncomfortable by a lot of people now. Had a conversation recently with someone saying that they can't have a meal without having something on in the background, and in conversations too people are very hung up about avoiding silence. it's really underdiscussed how averse people seem to just contemplation.

Silverback_VII 3y ago
>it's really underdiscussed how averse people seem to just contemplation. Another observation I've made is that the more time people spend consuming information, the more they feel compelled to talk. It's as if humans are programmed to share the information they've gathered. I'm certain that in the past, people eagerly listened if you had new information, but these days, everyone is constantly collecting new information. It seems like everyone wants to share/talk, yet no one wants to listen.
MrVandemar 3y ago
> in conversations too people are very hung up about avoiding silence. "If they don't stop exercising their mouths, their brains start working." -- Douglas Adams