• ceenote@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    More like: “I barely know you and that’s a question I can ask anyone to pad out a conversation.”

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      28 days ago

      F.o.r.d.

      And I don’t tend to start at f or d also d must be metaphorical unless you’re sleeping with them

      (Family occupation recreation dreams is the acronym)

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        27 days ago

        recreation

        Did quite well with online dating but I never once got a reply after asking, “What do you do for fun?”

        Did they think the question was coded? Any ladies can explain this? Still puzzled.

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    28 days ago

    Its a flawed yet broadly applicable conversation starter that is statistically less depressing than talking about the weather (climate change) or politics these days.

    There are better options, but its not typically about cynical “How useful are you?” probing unless its like a business coded social event.

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    28 days ago

    I’m just asking because I know literally nothing about you and I’m not interesting enough to come up with an original question.

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    28 days ago

    No, it’s just one of the usual questions people ask to allow others to introduce themselves. Unless I’m in terrible pain and in the middle of nowhere and you’re a doctor, what immediate use could I have of you? 🤷

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    27 days ago

    what a weird way to look at people. i never even thought about people’s professions being useful to me. does no one look things up on the internet? if i need a handyman I’m gonna look for one, not hope I’ll eventually bump into one at a party.