I think that a lot of social interaction is designed to avoid interaction of real energy between the two people. You both tacitly agree that you don't want to engage in a fundamental way and so follow the (reliable) rules that do that. But real interaction is where the money is.
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1. Therapy type conversations suck for anyone, even in the most familiar context 2. It's more about the person than the context/setup. 3. Agreed that superficial conversations are an important skill to learn (which is what this post is actually about)
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the person makes up the context/setup imo. earnest conversation that digs into what lies below the surface requires them to place trust on you and the context you have mutually created w/ them in my experience. i have a framework to judge this that i've been meaning to write up
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