Oddbean

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 I am this guy. It’s actually very easy. Be genuinely interested in the other person. That’s literally it. People love to talk about themselves. Have enough convos like this and you will have high level social skills after a year or two.

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 Samsies lollll

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 Yeah I can tell. It’s because you are a curious person interested in the world around you including other people. That trait of curiosity is so lacking. Most people are just waiting for a turn to talk about themselves. Instead of genuinely being curious about the other persons life.

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 I think you can learn something from everyone. Don’t have to agree with them but it’s all value add. I’ve always been this way. Growing up on the early internet really was the start. Infinite information available to consume and learn about . It’s not like this is a new path. You seem to be the same way. That’s how our paths collided

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 Like talking to these Europeans it’s only confirming how right I was about socialism lol . Important perspective

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 Absolutely. I love to pretend like I’m different people also. Like say I’m in the back of an Uber and the driver picks me up in a Tesla with a “nogas” vanity plate. I already know this person is a libtard lol so I’ll pretend to be one too in order to glean information about how they think and challenge their belief pattern from within their approved system of thought. That’s an entertaining way for me to spend 20-30 mins with someone I’ll never see again. The people who hit the “I don’t want to talk to the driver button” are missing out.

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 I used to do that in Vegas 😂😂😂 I should start again . I usually just selectively reveal information based on the audience

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 Whatever tactic I take depends on whatever Information I’m trying to glean. The nice thing about being this way is if I ever lost everything I would just go into sales lol 😂