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10-10-2006, 03:55 AM
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Available information on the internet and the decline of tact
Anyone else notice this relation? Almost anything you want to know can be found on the internet, all you have to do is correctly search for it. "Aggressive" isn't the best adjective to describe the way people look for information online, but they go after it quickly and fearlessly, fine. But this is spilling over into your average conversations. I've noticed that younger people (under 30, and I'm in this group) have no qualms about asking people how much they make, how much something they bought cost, how much their mortgage is, etc. Not many people want to answer these questions. I'm amazed at how brazen some people are with their questions, with no idea of how uncomfortable they are making people feel. I've gotten to the point where I'll only tell people dollar figures if they are looking to get into my industry, rent in my city, or other applicable situations. Is that weird?
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10-10-2006, 04:07 AM
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Re: Available information on the internet and the decline of tact
I can't remember the last time anyone asked me any of these questions (besides the how much do you make one, which deserves a [censored] slap) without it being for purely informational purposes.
Also, wtf with tying this into the magical interweb?
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10-10-2006, 04:13 AM
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Re: Available information on the internet and the decline of tact
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i always found questions like these to be friendly. who's making judgements about character based on how much their car is worth? [/ QUOTE ] I guess I haven't had the same experiences as you. I just find that as soon as someone throws out a number for rent/mortgage/whatever it gets debated and criticized, regardless of the relevance to the debating and criticizing parties. I hope no one is making a judgment on character based on a car's worth.
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#5
10-10-2006, 04:43 AM
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Re: Available information on the internet and the decline of tact
Eh, it depends on the context and who is asking.
I.e. Two random guys making conversation, "So what do you do?", "I'm a [insert job title]", "ah good $ in that huh, I'm a [insert job title]", Is certainly casual as opposed to, "So how much money do you make per hour? I'll tell you if you tell me first. Does your wife make more than you", and so on.
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10-12-2006, 12:22 PM
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Re: Available information on the internet and the decline of tact
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Eh, it depends on the context and who is asking. I.e. Two random guys making conversation, "So what do you do?", "I'm a [insert job title]", "ah good $ in that huh, I'm a [insert job title]", Is certainly casual as opposed to, "So how much money do you make per hour? I'll tell you if you tell me first. Does your wife make more than you", and so on. [/ QUOTE ] Agree it's easy to come off as overcompetitive in this way. But if i meet someone new i have no problem in asking how much their car cost them, where they live, and other questions people often take offence to. I'm striking up conversation, not doing irs surveillance.
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#7
10-12-2006, 12:24 PM
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Re: Available information on the internet and the decline of tact
I know that with my friends there's a very real correltation between what's available online and discussion of what we and others make.
UW salaries are posted each year to a site that a guy who files a freedom of information act (or something) maintains. I know full well that anybody with the least big of effort knows what I make and vice versa. That said, I don't care who knows what I make, and tend to think that being coy about that kind of information is silly without a better reason than it just not being "proper".
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