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minus-squareemptiestplacelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, that definitely isn’t its usual purpose. We do it to soften otherwise mechanical interactions where there is no expectation beyond the exchange of information required to facilitate a transaction.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSmall talk serves multiple purposes, it does both things, not just one or the other.
No, that definitely isn’t its usual purpose. We do it to soften otherwise mechanical interactions where there is no expectation beyond the exchange of information required to facilitate a transaction.
Small talk serves multiple purposes, it does both things, not just one or the other.