Re:Show HN: Virus Cafe – Make a friend in 2 minutes
by esperent on Thursday June 04, 2020 @10:33AM
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> Small talk is the worst and I'm on a mission to eradicate it.
Small talk is like two computers establishing a connection across a noisy network. Before you send real data, you need to establish some things like:
* Whether the other person speaks your language
* What their name is
* Whether they are feeling ok
* Whether they are interested in a conversation
* Whether they are someone you want to invest time and effort in talking to
* What (if any) common interests you share
... And so on.
When you use a platform like Virus Cafe to establish a connection with another person, you can bypass all of that. But in normal life, small talk is important.
Small talk is like two computers establishing a connection across a noisy network. Before you send real data, you need to establish some things like:
* Whether the other person speaks your language
* What their name is
* Whether they are feeling ok
* Whether they are interested in a conversation
* Whether they are someone you want to invest time and effort in talking to
* What (if any) common interests you share
... And so on.
When you use a platform like Virus Cafe to establish a connection with another person, you can bypass all of that. But in normal life, small talk is important.