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TIL that oversharing my fan theory at a local meetup totally killed the vibe.
I went deep on an obscure continuity point and everyone just stared awkwardly. How do you gauge when to bring up niche lore without derailing conversations?
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christopherg971mo ago
Yeah it's like reading the room, which is a skill for everything, not just fan meetups. I see it at work when someone explains a printer problem in way too much detail during a quick coffee break. You notice the clues - people stop adding to the talk, they glance at their phones, their replies get super short. It's that shift from back-and-forth to a one-way info dump. Gotta watch for when the interested nods turn into just waiting for you to finish.
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blair_webb4d ago
Totally, it's like christopherg97 said, just a basic life skill now.
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