@literalbanana do you have any insight into the behavior pattern of “being annoying”? like, needling other people for no good reason, other than to provoke a little 
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It’s a form of play interaction, testing boundaries and reactions.
this has the ring of truth to it. but i wonder: (how) is it worthwhile/adaptive? yes you get to explore a boundary, but you also alienate a friend (admittedly in a small way).
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Maybe also: you need to know how strong the friendship is (if you are going to rely on it in a group vs group conflict later). May be worth risking degrading it not in order to buy information for later.
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this is one explanation for female hormonal crankiness haha
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People mostly annoy non-friends, though. And some annoyances are conditional: if you find that the person enjoys your behavior maybe that’s how you make a friend.
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Like play fighting, the gain in knowledge and skill is also mutual. Hence people going back and forth annoying each other.
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good annoyers displays confidence/comfort w annoyer, knowledge of annoyee - paradoxically shows care
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less skilled or well-intentioned ones show lack of care and/or social skills
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