Small Talk in the Worlds of WEIRD and un-WEIRD

“Save oxygen: stamp out small talk.” Thus Spake Aforista I seldom agree wholeheartedly with the Postfuturist Sage Aforista, but I’m right on board with this saying. Whenever small talk starts, Pat and I both glaze over and remain in a quasi-catatonic state until the conversation returns to something real. As someone who loves language and [...]