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What you see as talking about the weather is like seeing two women looking at each other whereas it's really a picture of a vase and 4D part-subconscious dog-bu
by shrimp_emoji 2y ago
What you see as talking about the weather is like seeing two women looking at each other whereas it's really a picture of a vase and 4D part-subconscious dog-butt-sniffing status/value computations between you and the other person. Also there's few other opener topics.
- wizzwizz4 2y agoWait, even small talk is about status / position in a social hierarchy? Are you sure?
- IshKebab 2y agoUsually it isn't but it definitely can be. E.g. at a party asking people what they do. It's not necessarily about winning a social power battle, but it can be used to discover what sort of person someone is so you can interact with them easier.