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Re:Brain overgrowth dictates autism severity, new research s... by shrimp_emoji on Friday June 07, 2024 @06:03PM (#40613450)
What you see as talking about the weather is like seeing two women looking at each other whereas it's really a picture of a vase and 4D part-subconscious dog-butt-sniffing status/value computations between you and the other person. Also there's few other opener topics.
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Re:Brain overgrowth dictates autism severity, new research s... by wizzwizz4 on Friday June 07, 2024 @08:22PM (#40614258)
Wait, even small talk is about status / position in a social hierarchy? Are you sure?
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Re:Brain overgrowth dictates autism severity, new research s... by IshKebab on Saturday June 08, 2024 @02:05PM (#40619271)
Usually it isn't but it definitely can be. E.g. at a party asking people what they do.

It's not necessarily about winning a social power battle, but it can be used to discover what sort of person someone is so you can interact with them easier.

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