What makes good conversation?
Posted by kevin Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:07:21 GMT Group communication is one of those things that fascinates anyone involved in social networks. I’ve always been fairly good at it. There’s a lot of interesting things in life, and when you look at the members involved in a small group of friends, bringing up something everyone feels passionate, but not too passionate, about, is a good bet. Sometimes it breaks down, or gets more complicated. Humans make things complicated. You ever notice that? It’s rather strange, because it seems like they could be so much simpler. To go for an example: Had dinner last night with two friends from college and one’s girlfriend. The love triangle is where it gets interesting. I was interested in both of them at various times, and here’s the kicker: they were interested in each other 🙂 Who got who? They got each other. But meanwhile they eventually broke up, moved distant, and the three of us don’t see each other much. Trying to make conversation, I realized