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Janeway 's guide to socializing at large gatherings (lemmy.zip)
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The problem is when they react poorly to our contribution, we internalize the error as our own flaw rather than recognizing we picked shitty people to socialize with.

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[โ€“] random_character_a@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Usually the room content is:

  • Did he "give it" good to her last night?
  • Latest sport event and some totally ordinary thing related to it.
  • What random lure caught a big fish at some random location.
  • Latest news from US/Russia related military conflict and everyones theories about it.

Nobody wants to hear:

  • "Your porn inspired style of intercourse probably left her sore or even slightly damaged."
  • "I don't watch sports of any kind. Please tell me more, so i can pretend to be able to listen."
  • "Same lure, same spot, same weather and you might get nothing. Valid sample set for conclusions is a thing to consider."
  • "Yes. We are reiterating news and making wild guesses without proper intel. Fun"

...so, I'll be here chatting with the local dog. Dogs can be lonely in a crowd too.

[โ€“] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Well I'm a Nobody; not a Usually. They sound boring AF.