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This makes sense but is not "hacker news". It should not have made it to one of the top news - it's just obvious common sense.
by PhatBaja 16y ago
This makes sense but is not "hacker news". It should not have made it to one of the top news - it's just obvious common sense.
- zackattack 16y agoit's actually a great social hack i) communicates you are important / busy enough to be getting lots of inbound communication ii) makes the other person feel important that you value their time iii) it's a trick because it's a totally natural and awesome transition into being present with another person.
- bugmenot 16y agoSince when is paying attention to someone "a great social hack"? When people came to visit my grandfather and he stopped milking the cows to have a conversation with them, was that "a great social hack"? Not everything is a "hack" of some modified variety. Sometimes we already have a word for it, in this case, "manners". It's like there's a competition to overuse the word "hack" and nobody told me about it. /getoffmylawn