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The Art of Discussion

Daily writing prompt
What topics do you like to discuss?

The Art of Discussion to all intents and purposes for the mass of people has died and gone to hell.

Perhaps, lively conversation and meaningful exchanges of ideas occurs sometimes among the “chattering classes”, but in the main by definition the “chattering classes” are superficial and perhaps make more noise than sense.

So to answer the question , what topics do you like to discuss, well I can’t , my brain is wired to wanting a solution, spending time listening to a myriad of possibilities and options is draining and is darkened by the fact that it may not even come up with a sensible conclusion.

I like to think I can follow and argument, but that doesn’t mean I want to follow you. Particularly if you wish to persuade me that actually you know the solution to everything and that the World is a very unfair place.

Persuade, that’s it, no one wants to discuss anything they want to persuade you. We are all just algorithmic click-bait.

The End

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What topics do you like to discuss?

It really didn’t matter what topic she wanted to discuss.No one ever listened to Gabby.

That was reality,every hour of every day was filled with people talking at her.Wanting her to understand what they were saying and how they felt about things.

To some, it was just a game,a game of dominance,a chance to prove how clever they were.To others(more bearable Gabby thought) were those who saw her as the opportunity to talk to someone about whatever was bugging them as normally no one would listen to them. Gabby was their window on their world.

Gabby knew it was a skill to listen but  felt she had perhaps  missed the boat and had forgotten how to talk.

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