Comment by Barrin92

As the article itself points out it depends a lot on who is talking and in what environment. The 'let them talk' approach works well for people who can speak concisely and keep on topic.

But if you have someone who is prone to just go on tangents or repeat themselves endlessly interruption isn't a bad thing for a conversation.

For example I don't think I could make it through the same 20 year old Stallman stump speech in person without losing my mind. There's people who exhibit a really bad combo of being repetitive, verbose and allergic to challenge that makes for dreadful conversations.