Yep. There are probably *some* core books that just about everyone should read, but life is short and context matters a whole bunch — not just who you are, but who you are *right now*, what you already know & find yourself thinking about. Still... starting points!
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Different people will enjoy each other more or less at parties, but you'll still notice clustering around particular individuals that have a broadly enjoyable way of conversing and a much higher rate of interesting things to say. Same goes with books
It'd be silly for me to say, "Only talk to Person A, Person B, and Person C; otherwise, you're wasting your time!" but it may be useful for me to suggest *starting* with those people, given that they're having the sorts of conversations most people end up gravitating toward
