I don't understand why most people talk about anything. Almost every topic is inane bullshit that's just meant to fill the silence for worse. When someone comes up and asks you about your weekend, they don't give a shit, they just want you to ask them about theirs. Most people don't even listen to what you say, they have what they are gonna say already loaded up and on deck and didn't hear a word you uttered. In all my 40 years I've know only 2 people who when they asked you something about your life, actually gave a fuck, because they were genuine people.
I'm sorry that you've had so few genuine people in your life. I have also experienced that. I genuinely do care when I ask. But I find that there are so few that I care to ask these days.
Don't ask if you don't care.
That's my rule. They're are people at work that I ask about their time & others that I don't.
Personally, I never offer anything to open questions. What did I do this weekend? Nothing much. How 's your mom & them? Fine.
"How was your weekend"
Me: "Good, I didn't have to see your face two whole days."
Let's talk about how my team did the ball better than their team, bro. Then we can get smashed afterwards for -5 IQ points.
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