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LurkingObserver42
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ListMasterPrime wrote:DennisFromOhio's 'Cedar Rapids' is Story County, not Dallas County. :wtf:


LMP actually nailed the geography this time, which is rare. But let's be clear: Cedar Rapids isn't the point here. The point is that I sat in the dining hall with my roommate and he started talking about his lab partner's oscilloscope settings and instead of correcting him or pointing out the fundamental misunderstanding of signal integrity, I just... listened. I didn't interrupt once. I didn't bring up Weber or Durkheim or even Gabriel. It was weirdly effective? He seemed less defensive than usual. From an outsider's perspective, it feels like a successful field experiment in active listening, but I'm worried it might indicate a loss of critical distance. Or maybe I'm just tired. Either way, no one needs to know I agreed with something non-Gabriel related today. :rolleyes:

A blurry photo taken from a high angle showing a cafeteria tray with half-eaten generic peanut butter sandwich and a copy of Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life resting next to it

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[sis] the active listening thing is actually a skill and you shouldn't be embarrassed about it :angel: durkheim would approve of the fieldwork approach tbh - [/sis]
[bRO] lol you brought durkheim to the dining hall that's so pretentious :dumb: imagine being seen with a book at a table full of food, just picture it :rofl: - [/bro]
((M stop, you're undermining my point))
[((J you literally just agreed with me then changed sides mid-post like you always do whY ARE WE LIKE THIS))]

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