IsabellaLinton wrote:
Safe, how?
I don't get it.
After decades of study, I have a hypothesis on this. Bear with me.
With neurotypicals, participating in small talk makes them feel welcome in a small, tribal gathering without the expectations that accompany a discussion of substance. They don't have to be correct, articulate, or in any way give it any thought. It's vapid babble that provides the comfort of acceptance not unlike canines that join a howl.
Makes me nauseous just the same.