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I think you're missing the point. This article is not titled "How a busy place helped me solve my problem." No, the title fundamentally justifying being not tal

I think you're missing the point. This article is not titled "How a busy place helped me solve my problem." No, the title fundamentally justifying being not talkative (which I'm not sure really needs justifying: everybody can feel out of place at a party of strangers who work in a completely different industry). What gets me is this piece comes across as very defensive. Why deride the man missing his elevator when he's on his phone (maybe he's not in the moment because he too is working on a problem) ? Why deride a hoodie at an office party? Why deride Dan for having a different social pattern than you ("Talks too much") especially when it's in line with his career?

chrisdone 13y ago
> What gets me is this piece comes across as very defensive. Why deride the man missing his elevator when he's on his phone (maybe he's not in the moment because he too is working on a problem) ? Why deride a hoodie at an office party? Why deride Dan for having a different social pattern than you ("Talks too much") especially when it's in line with his career? Because he's human and he thinks like that and the article isn't self-censoring to appeal to everyone?
- forgottenpass 13y ago
  It's not necessarily a censoring "Why did you voice X in this company?" rhetorical, but a "Why interpret X the way you did in the first place?"
gagege 13y ago
Because it made for a well written, entertaining article.