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   Rimu (rimu@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jul-2025 07:24:59 JST Rimu

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   • Mayank

   @mayank It's conversational boilerplate. The purpose is not it's literal meaning, it's just there to set the stage for the actual conversation.

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     Mayank (mayank@front-end.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jul-2025 07:25:01 JST Mayank

     one of my least favorite conversation starters/greetings is the question "how's it going?" (or any other variations of "how are you?")

     the expected answer is "good" or "alright", so that's what i say, even when it's a lie.

     usually it's going like shit. but no one wants to hear that. it would be a bummer way to start every conversation.

     if we must do small talk, can we at least be creative?