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MixedNuts comments on How is your mind different from everyone else's? - Less Wrong Discussion

31 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 05 December 2011 08:38AM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 05 December 2011 04:41:52PM 5 points [-]

I can live with repetition over multiple conversations, but prefer it if the person will let me mention that I've heard and remember what they said.

What drives me crazy is the extent to which most people repeat themselves in the same conversation. I may not be doing anyone a favor by pointing this out-- but if you listen, you'll find that the real world sounds rather like Waiting for Godot, though the topics are more varied.

Comment author: MixedNuts 06 December 2011 11:57:16AM 2 points [-]

If the person you're talking to is distracted by another task or has a short attention span, they may appreciate repetition, for example if the person you're talking to is distracted by another task or has a short attention span. (I have accidentally sounded like this in LW comments before.)