Comment by tcgv

3 years ago

> We think people want to hear about exciting stuff we did without them (“I went to Budapest!”) when they actually are happier talking about mundane stuff we did together (“Remember when we got stuck in traffic driving to DC?”)

Gonna keep that in mind!

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jstx1  3 years ago

On the flip-side, "remember when we..." becomes very boring if you're meeting someone that you aren't forming new memories with.

  • gitgud  3 years ago

    True, if someone in the conversation wasn't at that event, it's very hard for them to care, unless there's a punchline or its somehow actually related to them...

  • havblue  3 years ago

    As a teenager I noticed some people used it to enforce in-group status. If you were there, you can talk to them, if you weren't, go talk to someone else.

Aperocky  3 years ago

Personally, I want to hear about exciting stuff that my friend did and tell them about the exciting stuff that happened to me (though not much of that has happened recently.. can just stay relatively quiet).