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I don't mind having a conversation about stupid bullshit, I love those. But I do hate having a superficial conversation filled with lies and obfuscation about meaningless topics neither of us care about solely for the sake of filling the silence. It's a waste of energy and time.
Then bring your A game to every conversation. Most people are interesting, they just need steering towards their subject of interest.
Oh my sweet summer sunshine. It's not other people's jobs to do your emotional labor for you.
You're kinda confirming my pet theory that the "I don't do small talk" people are all cunts