But "those kinds of people" here means "people with social skills".
That doesn't mesh with my experience. Someone with social skills will usually ask me to clarify, or say "hmm, that's an interesting question" then give a really interesting answer.
If they don't have anything they really love (or it's a socially unacceptable answer, like one of the ones I gave) then they'll deflect gracefully, at which point I'll talk for a bit more then end the conversation.
One's without social skills who have something they love will often give a short answer, and then I'll have to ask a few more probing questions or relate i...
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