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Regarding the plot towards the end of the article, what does "efficiency" mean? Surely "vanishing" while the other person is still speaking is the fastest way t
by andrey-p 12y ago
Regarding the plot towards the end of the article, what does "efficiency" mean? Surely "vanishing" while the other person is still speaking is the fastest way to end a conversation for the least effort.
- petercooper 12y agoBased on the other points, I'm guessing it relates to expenditure of time and effort on behalf of the speaker. Vanishing requires you change location, whereas the more "efficient" rudeness would hopefully make the other person leave instead. Note that "non-responsiveness" is the least efficient, because I suspect the most likely response is for someone to keep questioning why you're not responding, wasting time. With that said, "vanishing" would almost certainly be the most efficient on a phone call, as it's just hanging up.
- andrey-p 12y agoFair enough, I was thinking of situations where the conversation wouldn't be held in your own space. In which case, changing location is something you would've had to do anyway. I just really like the sheer surrealness of ending a conversation by walking off mid-sentence.