the hierarchy of conversation

[lauralh]

I'm trying to figure out why I don't like talking to people, and of course my basic retort is that people aren't very interesting. But that's not true, it's just that it's hard to talk about interesting stuff sometimes. No one is going to find the same things compelling, so you have to start at a basic level, then work up from there...

this is subject to change, input welcome:

             total enlightenment
         philosophy/religion/politics
     small talk/stories about your own past
 small talk about pop culture/current affairs
totally inane small talk about weather/traffic

Comments

[buckylea.livejournal.com]

..and the thing about talking online is that you can pretty much skip the first two levels, leaving you with a false sense of security that the person you're talking to is on the same level as you.
did that make sense?

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Totally.