My friend, "The Boss", (but much younger than Bruce Springstein), has created a new site which I find quite interesting. It's called OfficialDebate.com. It's just starting up, but it has lots of neat topics that are at times controversial. Every good debate needs lots of debaters so click on the link and register if you like to argue with people on topics that you know you're right about. I did. Please argue respectfully and soon the site will add other interesting features including debates in which the users get to vote to determine the winner.
Oh and tell "The Boss" I sent you there.
+ Atul
It's unfortunate that we live in a society where we are programmed to act and say what is expected of us. I have lived my life trying not to be one of these people and to raise my daughter not to conform to this type of behavior that does not allow her to be true to herself.
Why should you feel obligated to create meaningless small talk among people as you described as not caring what you have to say or the fact that what you are saying even matters. I refuse to be a zoombie, if I am going to take the time to speak to someone I intend to talk to someone who cares and about relevant issues.
It is a waste of time brown-nosing with your boss that puts on his/her pants the same way you do, laughing at their lame jokes just puts you in the position to keep kissing-up.
Just my thoughts on small talk!
Posted by: Jimi Robertson | January 27, 2008 at 08:28 PM
Jimi,
Thanks for the comment. I generally agree, (which is why I wrote the post, actually located here...
http://uh2l.blogs.com/things_ive_noticed/2007/10/small-talk-an-a.html
But, being the way you want to be has consequences in our culture, especially in certain fields of work.
Posted by: Atul | January 27, 2008 at 09:01 PM