Re:The Four Levels of Social Entrapment
by wazoox on Monday September 06, 2010 @02:53AM
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That reminds me that apparently so many people actually seem to like going to places like bars and hang there for hours keeping on completely pointless conversations and drinking beer. Really, I don't get it. Twice a year is Okay, but twice a week? I'd be bored to death. Can anyone explain this social mystery?
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People go to bars and have conversations that they find pleasant. You need to go and have conversations that you find pleasant, which for you probably means stimulating and informative. You're probably talking to people who like different kinds of conversations. Find new people!
Alternatively, get interested in people themselves instead of just what they talk about. Every conversation can be mined for information about the person you're talking with. I'm working on this myself by reading Studs Terkel.
Re:The Four Levels of Social Entrapment
by jdminhbg on Monday September 06, 2010 @01:34PM
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Most people go to bars with friends, not slight acquaintances, and have fun in-depth conversations, not pointless conversations. Most of the situations depicted in the cartoon are the result of unintentional meetings.
Well I always found that I had better and more in-depth conversations at my home or my friends' homes that at some public, crowded and noisy place :)
Re:The Four Levels of Social Entrapment
by AssumeTheBest on Monday September 06, 2010 @09:59PM
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It's more like dogs playing in a bar. Nobody is really talking much, they are just exerting social power and forming groups and having a good time. If you aren't obsessed with socializing, it would be really boring, and even shamefully so.
I guess that's it. I'm a bear, I don't enjoy social interaction much, and I hate crowds :)
Re:The Four Levels of Social Entrapment
by bastardlee on Monday September 06, 2010 @08:48AM
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Potential sex