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Truly most people are poor conversationalists, I’m not interested in small talk at all but I do listen. I probe people for more interesting discussions (be it m
by purple-leafy 2y ago
Truly most people are poor conversationalists, I’m not interested in small talk at all but I do listen. I probe people for more interesting discussions (be it my interests or theirs) but I feel most people are quite boring or lacking intellect
I can name on one hand the people I’ve come across who are good conversationalists
- 082349872349872 2y agoIf you're willing to read eighteenth century german, I found the original Knigge book interesting. The modern world has enshittified his name into MOR manners guides, but the book he wrote (1788) was all about "here are a bunch of different types of people you might meet and these are the conversational topics I've found best to pursue (or avoid) with each type" — a very different vibe!
- brudgers 2y agoI feel most people are quite boring or lacking intellect You're smart enough to run the numbers: if most people are boring or lacking intellect, odds are that is your lot too. Having good conversations is work. It requires charity and humility. It requires treating other intellects as peers. If you want to have conversations, work at being a good conversationalist. Conversation is the point of conversation.