Is there something like "deep phatic communication" that is somewhere between polite small talk and social-reality fiction-making (like myths/religions)? Both extremes are non-informational except by accident, and I'm curious about the middle.
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Makes me think of 3am real talk over beers when people are too tired to do the fiction
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Also kind of accidental, but accidentally-on-purpose + context kinda allows it
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Very rarely; last IRL version might’ve been with my siblings at my sister’s place after we visited my dad in the hospital. Sometimes late night texts with friends sorta comes close
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Doesn’t need to be that late; I think just after sunset is usually enough. Related: your Ribbonfarm post about candlelight
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