do you think freewill truly exists?
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Rolling a Quantum dice is not freedom.
Chemical processes told me to tell you "quantum deez nutz" and I am powerless to disobey.
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Why does the image look like AI generated? How the letters are so fucked up?
Took a picture of their monitor with a phone camera that uses AI image enhancement
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The real answer is it doesn't matter. I feel like I have free will hence I have free will for all meaningful intents and purposes.
Neither argument can be proven and even if it's an illusion, it's strong enough to make the truth irrelevant.
wrote last edited by [email protected]At the same time, you claiming/thinking you have free will doesn't make "the universe" enable it for you. You do not have meta powers.
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No small talk only big talk
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Alright: for how much money would you eat a teaspoon of shit?
I would eat shit for a down payment of the house I would want and manage to pay back with interest.
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That is small talk though.
No. Small talk is what you do with people who are unfamiliar. It's not the bits you exchange with someone who is intimate. That's just catching up. Small talk takes effort for an introvert (which I am). Catching up is just shooting the breeze.
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talking about things with very low impact or consequences
Isn't that the definition of small talk?
No. Small talk is what you do with people who are unfamiliar. It's not the bits you exchange with someone who is intimate. That's just catching up. Small talk takes effort for an introvert (which I am). Catching up is just shooting the breeze.
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when we're talking about the kitties doing something cute or what we wanna have for dinner that's not small talk.
What else do you imagine is part of "small talk"?
No. Small talk is what you do with people who are unfamiliar. It's not the bits you exchange with someone who is intimate. That's just catching up. Small talk takes effort for an introvert (which I am). Catching up is just shooting the breeze.
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I do exactly this ! Hi honey how was your day ? Kids were restless ? Ok. Does that affect your stance on education through play ? is punishment sometimes advisable ? you haven't read your copy of Foucault's Discipl.... hey where are you going ?... baby ??
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I would eat shit for a down payment of the house I would want and manage to pay back with interest.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Done, I'll pay you 100 local currency for a downpayment on a shared ownership (me and my 500 partners) permanent leasehold with renewal charges every 5 years for a 4 sq meter "house" in the middle of the desert with high background radon gas
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Because relatedness is a fundamental psychological need and sustained meaningful relationships are the best way to achieve that
Can get that from a chat at the bar. Sustained meaningful relationships are the best way to lead to depression and severe physiological trauma. Fuck that shit.
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At the same time, you claiming/thinking you have free will doesn't make "the universe" enable it for you. You do not have meta powers.
It doesn't matter. If there is no free will, the illusion is strong enough to make me think that there is.
There is no way of proving if it's chemistry, physics, will of god or actual free will. I feel like I have free will, it doesn't matter what the truth is because the truth cannot break the illusion.
A brain can only make me feel free will and that's all that matters practically.
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Not spelled like that, no.
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Can get that from a chat at the bar. Sustained meaningful relationships are the best way to lead to depression and severe physiological trauma. Fuck that shit.
"physiological" trauma? Like diabetes from all the PDAs?
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How do you get married to someone if you never started with small talk?
Because that way "I see you as a friend!" lies. At least that's why I'm single.
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Not spelled like that, no.
Fuckin' got 'em.
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I hate small talk, because you (a stranger) do not interest me and I don't care about trying to connect with you. I have neither the need nor the energy to try and am very comfortable just being in silence.
I small talk with people that I interact on a daily basis and need to communicate with (coworkers). Even then it heavily depends on how much energy I have.
I small talk with my friends and SO because I want to connect. So I put effort in to be present in the conversations.
It's not right to lump small talk with a cashier, cab driver or a haircutter together with small talk with a friend or a partner.
I hate small talk, because you (a stranger) do not interest me and I don’t care about trying to connect with you.
Pretty much sums up all our problems as a civilization in one paragraph, thank you.
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Small talk is the equivalent of dogs sniffing each others ass. The topic isn't really the point, it's just a quick and easy way to gauge another person's mood and attitude towards you. It's a skill worth developing. And I say this as someone with social anxiety.
wrote last edited by [email protected]So small talk is a horrible name then.
Could one, instead, just ask "Hey, are you willing to get into a big deep metaphysical conversation right now?" Then ask the question?
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I hate small talk, because you (a stranger) do not interest me and I don’t care about trying to connect with you.
Pretty much sums up all our problems as a civilization in one paragraph, thank you.
Listen man, we (as individuals) can't care for or help everybody. Connect with the ones you care about and don't harm everyone else. The fact that I don't care about you, doesn't mean we can't coexist or even help each other.
Looking form another angle, why not wanting to socialize in stranger small talk is bad? Why I am expected to accommodate? Why can't we just enjoy the silence in this hypothetical situation?
I see this sentiment more often than not. Me, as the less social party, is expected to move out of my comfort zone, but the person trying get me into a conversation isn't expected do the same and just keep to themselves.
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No, we just stfu when we don't have anything interesting to talk about. It's not complicated.
wrote last edited by [email protected]So like when you get home from a normal and boring day at work you just walk into your house in silence and sit down?
No "hey honey how are you" or anything like that? No ranting about crappy coworkers? No comments about how you saw 6 silver accords in a row on the way to work?
