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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 18 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It’s not you, it’s people.

What are your hobbies?

*list things I like doing*

No, I mean REAL hobbies!

[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Wikipedia is a trustworthy, reliable, and unbiased information source on hobby validity.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 hours ago

Everything can be a hobby!

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 14 points 16 hours ago

Person: what's your favorite song? Me: At the moment it's [non stop 15min info dump] Person: Yeah they're great, have you heard [literally any other song of theirs?] Me: Uhhhhh what?

[–] Chookitypok@piefed.social 3 points 13 hours ago

I swear, it happens all the fucking time. I've thought of some made-up answers in order to not sound dumber than I am and yet, every other interactions there's still a wormhole that siphons my mind...

[–] liquorisquicker@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago

Hey, it's me when I bomb on a first date.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 13 hours ago

Alternatively: "what's your favorite song?"

"NowyoumayfinditinconceivableorattheveryleastabitunlikelythattherelativepositionoftheplanetsandthestarswouldhaveaspecialdeepsignifiganceimmeaningthisexclusivelyjusttoyouwithoutanyscientificdocumentedevidencebutyouwouldhavetobesomekindofmoronnottorealizethateverysingleoneofthemistruewherewasI? "