• Owl@mander.xyz
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    11 days ago

    Chad at the store: “How was your day ?” “Mine was great” (in a fancy way)

    You and some other people: “NOOO !!! YOUR FORMULATION IS OFF-PUTTING, BILLIONS MUST DIE !!!11!!”

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        10 days ago

        How does that relate? The waitress is bound to a social constract that restricts their behaviour, much like one should not spew some platitudes that sound like you’re tripping right now in response to a customary greeting that really isn’t about how they’re doing unless asked of a close friend or family in a private setting.

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          10 days ago

          It relates because neither is actually sincere, and thinking either is doing anything other than performing for some other purpose is a failure to read cues.

          The overly friendly and polite shtick is how people landed on “m’lady”, but it got memed so hard everyone realises it was cringe.