• thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    Yup, my dad would have a blast talking running with anyone who will let him, and he’d do the same thing as this guy. There wouldn’t be an bit of condescension about it.

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      1 year ago

      No, you ask them if they’re familiar with the concept. You don’t give them a intro course to it. One treats them as a peer. The other treats them as unknowledgeable. It’s disrespectful to assume someone has no knowledge in the topic they admit to be interested in. Going on a long spiel isn’t a passionate dialogue. It’s a long monologue trying to teach someone something because you assume you’re the teacher and they’re the student in the situation.