28 Sep 13
Originally posted by Trev33Communication is the art of converting thought to word. The average person doesn't think straight so...
Why are so many people so terribly bad at it?
And i'm not talking about spending an hour on the phone talking about the weather and Jane next door. I'm talking about communicating about real things, things that shape our lives and affect others.
28 Sep 13
Originally posted by Trev33to communicate in that depth one needs trust. Friendship is not easy to achieve and easily lost. And we probably have a lot of people around who feel burned and will be very catious in communicating.
Why are so many people so terribly bad at it?
And i'm not talking about spending an hour on the phone talking about the weather and Jane next door. I'm talking about communicating about real things, things that shape our lives and affect others.
That the type of communication is not taking place on an open internet site is quite clear.
28 Sep 13
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Originally posted by PonderableCommunicating with people you know, and with people you occasionally meet is easy and fun. Communicating with people on an internet site is something totally different and cannot compare.
to communicate in that depth one needs trust. Friendship is not easy to achieve and easily lost. And we probably have a lot of people around who feel burned and will be very catious in communicating.
That the type of communication is not taking place on an open internet site is quite clear.
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18 Oct 13
Communication is a myth.
Politeness is most one can get from the conversation.
People usually wants only two things when they socialize:
to look smart.
And they fear only one thing: to look ridiculous.
When they are still young...
When they grow old they desire only one thing: to live for ever and they fear only death.
Communication is therefore a monologue, covered violence of former cavemen.
18 Oct 13
Originally posted by vanderveldeNot everyone who is old wants to live forever and not all of us who are old are afraid of dying.
Communication is a myth.
Politeness is most one can get from the conversation.
People usually wants only two things when they socialize:
to look smart.
And they fear only one thing: to look ridiculous.
When they are still young...
When they grow old they desire only one thing: to live for ever and they fear only death.
Communication is therefore a monologue, covered violence of former cavemen.
That's a myth.
18 Oct 13
Originally posted by vanderveldeVerley, verly interrrlestinck!
Communication is a myth.
Politeness is most one can get from the conversation.
People usually wants only two things when they socialize:
to look smart.
And they fear only one thing: to look ridiculous.
When they are still young...
When they grow old they desire only one thing: to live for ever and they fear only death.
Communication is therefore a monologue, covered violence of former cavemen.
GRANNY.
18 Oct 13
Originally posted by vanderveldeDoes gender mix play a role along with age, in your opinion?
Communication is a myth.
Politeness is most one can get from the conversation.
People usually wants only two things when they socialize:
to look smart.
And they fear only one thing: to look ridiculous.
When they are still young...
When they grow old they desire only one thing: to live for ever and they fear only death.
Communication is therefore a monologue, covered violence of former cavemen.
18 Oct 13
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Originally posted by vanderveldeHonest two-way communication is rare these days.
Communication is a myth.
Politeness is most one can get from the conversation.
People usually wants only two things when they socialize:
to look smart.
And they fear only one thing: to look ridiculous.
When they are still young...
When they grow old they desire only one thing: to live for ever and they fear only death.
Communication is therefore a monologue, covered violence of former cavemen.
If you ask 10 people "When you're having a conversation, do you really listen to the other person, or do you simply wait your turn to speak?" I'd say 7 or 8 of those 10, if being honest, would say "I just wait to speak".
People value very little these days except themselves, and they don't understand why other people don't seem to place as high a value on them as they do. Therefore, frustration is at an all-time high, which is why we see so much road-rage (just one example of the lack of empathy) in America.
(I say "in America" because I live here, I don't live anywhere else, ergo I don't know the situation in other places.)