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The Gray Area with Sean Illing
The Facade of Small Talk
Cocktail parties are often disliked due to the superficiality of small talk, which feels like a scripted performance with no genuine listening involved. People engage in conversations not to understand each other but to categorize and rank each other in a social hierarchy. It is a choreographed dance of social niceties rather than a genuine attempt at building human connections.
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