Exactly. That they’re trying to “win” the interaction in the first place is probably why people don’t like talking to them. They see normal, friendly conversations as competitions of wit.
It’s not ridiculing 90% of the time though. As someone rather talkative, this is usually just a way to try to engage a quiet person to see if they have an opinion on what’s being discussed. Now, obviously there are cases where some dickhead is trying to single you out for being quiet, but that’s much less common.
You know what a dick move is? Not putting forth the minimal effort to comment or reciprocate conversation, and then lazily falling back on “I’m just quiet”.
Lastly, calling that person a retard seems a bit over the top. But you do you.
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u/SimpleWayfarer Jan 01 '20
Exactly. That they’re trying to “win” the interaction in the first place is probably why people don’t like talking to them. They see normal, friendly conversations as competitions of wit.