Imagine a question comes up in conversation like ... "How close did Washington come to being proclaimed the king of the USA?" Honestly I hate when people end a

Imagine a question comes up in conversation like ... "How close did Washington come to being proclaimed the king of the USA?" Honestly I hate when people end a conversation like this by just looking up the answer on wikipedia. The point of these conversations is quite often NOT actually about getting the right answer - the point is to enjoy the conversation - explore the 'space' around some topic, each participant in the conversation sharing their own perspective & knowledge. The cool thing about conversations like this is all the stuff that comes up which would otherwise be short-circuited by the closed door an "official" answer imposes.