Is Small Talk a Waste of Time?

Why do we humans make small talk?  We spend a lot of time worrying about how to chit-chat amusingly, or captivatingly.  We complain when it seems trivial or a waste of time.  And we bemoan the stress of a classic cocktail party where such talk is the order of the day, because we may be ...

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