this is a question to people that talk sometimes hours on end: how?

like, genuinely: how?

@aumetra I have a lot of things to say about shit you’ll never care about. :D

@aumetra uh, I don't know, it just happens

@aumetra I do what some people term “thinking out loud” and the factory installed content brake between my brain and my mouth has been non-functional since, well, forever. I have some filters that I’ve learned to tune, but most of them come after making conversational mistakes at least once.

I guess if it’s a topic that I’m interested in, I just want to dump all the information, experiences, and thoughts about that subject that are in my head. I want them to get the complete picture that I have so that maybe they’ll get the same passion for something that I have.

Or, I’ll try to find topics of mutual interest and engage in active listening as much as I can. I look for topics and cues to help me get to know the other person better and let them talk about it. But if it’s with strangers, I’ll mainly say stuff just to get some sort of interaction out of them if possible.

I also kind of hate awkward silence, so if all else fails I let my narcissistic tendencies come out and just talk about myself.

@aumetra give me a topic I can infodump you about (while *you* being a person I trust) and I will happily talk until I am not allowed to¹

¹cofes and bread appreciated to keep the engine running