Atvbt
atvbt.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2021
A personal blog of essays on social life, happiness, habits and opinions, covering topics like throwing good parties and conversation styles.
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robocat · 2026-01-01
> Now, I was raised in a family where good communication was never held in high regard and you can clearly see that in a way we hold conversations as a group: People often speak on top of each other and it’s completely normal to interrupt the other person just to share a random thought you just had.
Unfortunately mixes listening with judgement about interruption.
Good article about how turn-takers and interrupters have different group social norms.
https://www.atvbt.com/interrupters-and-non-interrupters/
I have an interruptor friend who then lectures me about turn-taking (plus they then drone on a topic they know I loath: after telling me it is her turn!).