• Jax@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    Because it truly is baffling to her that two individuals can share interests beyond ‘hey, wan sum fuck?’ .

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      3 hours ago

      Yep.

      And it doesn’t even have to be something they find particularly interesting. People are social animals. The socialising is less important than the subject of discussion.

      Hell, people will watch/do stuff they find boring, just so they can have something to chat about with colleagues or friends on a monday. A bit like that IT Crowd episode, where they pretend to care about football/soccer.

      In this case, the guy picked something he guessed they probably both played as children and had some nostalgia for, resulting in a low stakes conversation while they figure out if they’re attracted to each other.

      It’s actually a good flirting/bonding tip. Talk about something you both enjoyed as children, so the first interaction has positive associations and is relatively low stakes. Having differing opinions on some aspect of roblox isn’t ever going to be a deal breaker, is it?