>>17230071
bump

If you're able to self-recognize when you're taking things too seriously or too literally, can't you just let it go? Or does the realization not come until much much later?

>>17230097
>Or does the realization not come until much much later?

Much later.

>>17230071
Realize that 90% of social interactions are deliberately very casual and shallow. Even the deepest thinkers or most serious people are mainly just making noises with their mouths, because that kind of uninvolved and unthreatening interaction is very soothing.

Monkeys and apes spend hours "grooming" each other, picking fleas out of each other's fur. Getting rid of fleas is nice, but ape-watchers have discovered that it's really just an excuse to sit together and be friendly.

Humans do the same thing by chatting about sports or last night's TV or girls, or even by playfully insulting each other. Nobody really cares about what's being talked about - it is the comforting fact of being together and talking that is the point.

So it is almost certain that anything you take seriously or literally wasn't meant as such. Realize that, and you can relax and enjoy the hanging-out together.

>>17230124
That's it?

How do I know when they're legitimately serious then?