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> what else are they supposed to thank you for everyday OP: > they stopped saying hello or even talking to me The OP said they completely stopped talking, whi

> what else are they supposed to thank you for everyday OP: > they stopped saying hello or even talking to me The OP said they completely stopped talking, which is weird to not acknowledge someone you previously would talk to. Seems like sociopathic behavior to me, which these professions tend to attract. They got what they wanted/needed out of the relationship and now could care less.

riku_iki 2y ago
> Seems like sociopathic behavior to me, which these professions tend to attract. given how cheap is to say hello, and maybe get some advantage from this in the future, this is not very smart sociopathic behavior. But this maybe be result of culture differences: some people grew up in culture where work is work(with all protocols, like saying hello to coworker), and personal life (interhuman behaviour) is something separate.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
  True, if I was a really smart sociopath and a good actor I'd just mask and act like I'm normal so I could extract friendship and true love from people by giving them the same
- watwut 2y ago
  These people spend pretty much all their time in work. They don't have personal lifes separated from work. Even if they have partner, it is someone they see 30 min a day or something like that.
billforsternz 2y ago
Obligatory mention that the more correct and logical formulation is "could NOT care less".
- trevor-e 2y ago
  Well I was certainly not expecting to come back and find a large comment thread about _this_ part of my comment. The funny thing is I know the proper usage, I was simply typing fast and rephrased my sentence structure a couple times so the "not" got lost in edits. Keep up the good fight though.
- usui 2y ago
  Thank you for your service to the English language. This tremendous faux pas is so easy to correct just by thinking for a single second the basic logic of what is being said, and yet so many people continue making the mistake. Even worse, sometimes people justify it with a wacky "I care so little that I could care less, but I won't, that's how little I care" explanation.
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  - Retric 2y ago
    It started as a sarcastic statement not a mistake, but it’s been used so often it’s turning into an idium. Languages are full of phrases that get used so often the original meaning gets lost organs others that are heading that way. Raining cats and Dogs is ancient and nobody is quite sure where it came from, but as long as people understand intent there’s no need for to add up correctly.
    - chgs 2y ago
      Given that in English people say “I couldn’t care less”, seeing the complete opposite is somewhat weird.
      - daseiner1 2y ago
        also see: the definition of moot, e.g. “moot point”.
      - Retric 2y ago
        Sure, but there’s quite a bit of this stuff. Contronyms will often allow identical phrases with opposite meanings. Left can mean to leave or to remain. Dust can mean to add a fine power to something or to remove it by dusting. Sanction, Bolt, etc there’s quite a few words that mean the opposite or something close to it. Words with opposite meanings can end up converging. ‘That’s cool’ and ‘that’s hot’ sometimes have the exact same meaning depending on context.
- toss1 2y ago
  From what I've read, the logical formulation is indeed "could not care less". But the correct formulation is a shrugging question "I could care less?", with the implication that the care-meter is already pegged at zero.
KoftaBob 2y ago
> Seems like sociopathic behavior to me, which these professions tend to attract Yeah professions like finance both attract and reward sociopathic behavior.
s1artibartfast 2y ago
It is completely normal human behavior when you work with many people.
- chgs 2y ago
  I still see people I haven’t worked with for 15+ years. Assuming I recognise them I will nod or say hey if I bump into them in the lift.
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    Sure, that seems very normal too. I imagine you still wouldn't say hi to each person when you walk through a trading floor with maybe a hundred people each day.

riku_iki 2y ago

> Seems like sociopathic behavior to me, which these professions tend to attract. given how cheap is to say hello, and maybe get some advantage from this in the future, this is not very smart sociopathic behavior. But this maybe be result of culture differences: some people grew up in culture where work is work(with all protocols, like saying hello to coworker), and personal life (interhuman behaviour) is something separate.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
True, if I was a really smart sociopath and a good actor I'd just mask and act like I'm normal so I could extract friendship and true love from people by giving them the same
watwut 2y ago
These people spend pretty much all their time in work. They don't have personal lifes separated from work. Even if they have partner, it is someone they see 30 min a day or something like that.

billforsternz 2y ago

Obligatory mention that the more correct and logical formulation is "could NOT care less".

trevor-e 2y ago
Well I was certainly not expecting to come back and find a large comment thread about _this_ part of my comment. The funny thing is I know the proper usage, I was simply typing fast and rephrased my sentence structure a couple times so the "not" got lost in edits. Keep up the good fight though.
usui 2y ago
Thank you for your service to the English language. This tremendous faux pas is so easy to correct just by thinking for a single second the basic logic of what is being said, and yet so many people continue making the mistake. Even worse, sometimes people justify it with a wacky "I care so little that I could care less, but I won't, that's how little I care" explanation.
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- Retric 2y ago
  It started as a sarcastic statement not a mistake, but it’s been used so often it’s turning into an idium. Languages are full of phrases that get used so often the original meaning gets lost organs others that are heading that way. Raining cats and Dogs is ancient and nobody is quite sure where it came from, but as long as people understand intent there’s no need for to add up correctly.
  - chgs 2y ago
    Given that in English people say “I couldn’t care less”, seeing the complete opposite is somewhat weird.
    - daseiner1 2y ago
      also see: the definition of moot, e.g. “moot point”.
    - Retric 2y ago
      Sure, but there’s quite a bit of this stuff. Contronyms will often allow identical phrases with opposite meanings. Left can mean to leave or to remain. Dust can mean to add a fine power to something or to remove it by dusting. Sanction, Bolt, etc there’s quite a few words that mean the opposite or something close to it. Words with opposite meanings can end up converging. ‘That’s cool’ and ‘that’s hot’ sometimes have the exact same meaning depending on context.
toss1 2y ago
From what I've read, the logical formulation is indeed "could not care less". But the correct formulation is a shrugging question "I could care less?", with the implication that the care-meter is already pegged at zero.

KoftaBob 2y ago

> Seems like sociopathic behavior to me, which these professions tend to attract Yeah professions like finance both attract and reward sociopathic behavior.

s1artibartfast 2y ago

It is completely normal human behavior when you work with many people.

chgs 2y ago
I still see people I haven’t worked with for 15+ years. Assuming I recognise them I will nod or say hey if I bump into them in the lift.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  Sure, that seems very normal too. I imagine you still wouldn't say hi to each person when you walk through a trading floor with maybe a hundred people each day.