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		MrVandemar on Jan 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Conversation skills essentials I don't know. I feel a good conversation should be more equal: are the views of your conversation partner 1.5 times more important than your own?

msrenee on Jan 2, 2023 [–]

I already know what I know. The other person knows things I don't know. 1.5 is excessive unless they're incredibly interesting, but if someone's worth talking with, what they have to say is more valuable than what I have to say because it's potentially new information to me.

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