Sounds like you're just victim-blaming to me, Dr. Interruptor. Maybe don't talk to boring people?
Interrupting People
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Interrupters have become my greatest pet peeve. For one thing, I am one of those people who doesn't talk much. People come to me because I'm a great listener. But like every other human being, I will have something to say/get off my chest. It might seem inane to you but it is important to me to decompress or speak things aloud to help myself work through it.
There are members of my family who will monopolize a conversation. All I have to do is say one sentence. I don't get to get my own anecdote out because they've already had a similar situation and are primed to say theirs. I understand they might be trying to relate to me, but at least let me finish my story first. Interrupting one person's story to start telling your own is extremely rude, especially if you're doing it because you think their story is boring but yours is the tits.
Needless to say, I don't talk to those family members very often, and I don't talk to other people very often if they're just going to drone on for twenty minutes, then eat up my talk time after I've only said a few things.
There are members of my family who will monopolize a conversation. All I have to do is say one sentence. I don't get to get my own anecdote out because they've already had a similar situation and are primed to say theirs. I understand they might be trying to relate to me, but at least let me finish my story first. Interrupting one person's story to start telling your own is extremely rude, especially if you're doing it because you think their story is boring but yours is the tits.
Needless to say, I don't talk to those family members very often, and I don't talk to other people very often if they're just going to drone on for twenty minutes, then eat up my talk time after I've only said a few things.
"They assume what they have to say is actually worth ten pence." ----> suggesting that their form of discussion/opinion is worth less than yours -------> ego?Corey Schaff said:
And why should you have an "incredibly high opinion (of yourself)" in order to think that what you have to say is worth saying? No surer sign of someone with a huge opinion of themselves than someone who discards the opinion of those they disagree with.
"Also predictable . . ." -----> patronising ----> ego?
"If I allow it . . ." -----> Unless you're a judge never say this. Pretty sure you're not a judge. This reeks of the whole "Gives me a headache just trying to think down to your level" BS and it makes me want to puke.
Other people's egos are a problem but yours isn't because you spend your time explaining yourself to complete strangers on internet forums. 2+2=5 right there.
The conclusion I am coming to is that either:
1. You associate (exclusively) with very stupid people on a regular basis.
2. You're arrogant and condescending.
In either case - how about you spend some time with people smarter than you are? If there's a sure cure to the problem then humble yourself with a conversation with your intellectual superiors.
Probably not gonna change any hearts and minds here - and I'm certainly not engaging in one of those silly "duels" where we go back and forth forever in a continual internet ***** fight. I have no interest in such things - but when I see BS I feel the need to call it out.
In last: try and actually THINK about what I've said and not just assume I'm one of the predictable morons that you seem to hang out with.
Self examination is very important in life - and I'm not just talking about your testicles
PS.
Although ofc every man over the age of pubescence+2 should check themsleves for lumps - better safe than being sorry at having your balls chopped off.
I have a bad habit of trying to finish people's sentences, because I've come to the conclusion they're making their way too before them. This would probably be slightly better if I was right more often. I tend to do it with people who don't have english as a first language too, where I try to help them out but am probably more of a hindrance.
I tend not to interrupt people when they're talking. I do my best not to. Sometimes I fail but eh, that happens.
The only time when I do gleefully and whimsically interrupt in an argument is with my brother, whose political views are essentially "Islamic refugees are rapists and we should put them in camps and they should be grateful for it," and "Donald Trump is misrepresented by the media and is actually right." He has no issue with interrupting me, or anyone else, of course. He's particularly obnoxious about it if he disapproves of the source you used - so if your argument is made based on anything featured on The Young Turks, in The Guardian, or anywhere on Al Jazeera's network, then he will literally shout "WOW!" over you and start ranting about how unreliable those three sources are.
He's one of those people who make me think academic material should remain restricted, because he, in the past, has taken statistics regarding crime and deliberately skewed them to isolate a particular racial group. For example, in our city, the majority of organised violence and theft is committed by men of Pakistani origin. His conclusion from this is that Pakistanis are innately more violent and criminally-inclined than any other nationality.
Course, the factors he ignored? Pakistani immigrants are overrepresented in unemployment, poverty and a lack of education in the city. They also tend to live among family members and cluster together in particular neighbourhoods. Is this because they are Pakistani? No, it is because they are immigrants. These trends exist for all immigrants, and a particularly famous example from the 19th and 20th centuries are the Irish diaspora both my brother and I are descended from.
See, interrupting people is rude. But sometimes, that person is dangerously stupid, and has no compunctions about ranting at a high volume for literal hours at a time. About how Donald Trump was right.
The only time when I do gleefully and whimsically interrupt in an argument is with my brother, whose political views are essentially "Islamic refugees are rapists and we should put them in camps and they should be grateful for it," and "Donald Trump is misrepresented by the media and is actually right." He has no issue with interrupting me, or anyone else, of course. He's particularly obnoxious about it if he disapproves of the source you used - so if your argument is made based on anything featured on The Young Turks, in The Guardian, or anywhere on Al Jazeera's network, then he will literally shout "WOW!" over you and start ranting about how unreliable those three sources are.
He's one of those people who make me think academic material should remain restricted, because he, in the past, has taken statistics regarding crime and deliberately skewed them to isolate a particular racial group. For example, in our city, the majority of organised violence and theft is committed by men of Pakistani origin. His conclusion from this is that Pakistanis are innately more violent and criminally-inclined than any other nationality.
Course, the factors he ignored? Pakistani immigrants are overrepresented in unemployment, poverty and a lack of education in the city. They also tend to live among family members and cluster together in particular neighbourhoods. Is this because they are Pakistani? No, it is because they are immigrants. These trends exist for all immigrants, and a particularly famous example from the 19th and 20th centuries are the Irish diaspora both my brother and I are descended from.
See, interrupting people is rude. But sometimes, that person is dangerously stupid, and has no compunctions about ranting at a high volume for literal hours at a time. About how Donald Trump was right.
Excellently put.Mr_Spanky said:"They assume what they have to say is actually worth ten pence." ----> suggesting that their form of discussion/opinion is worth less than yours -------> ego?
And why should you have an "incredibly high opinion (of yourself)" in order to think that what you have to say is worth saying? No surer sign of someone with a huge opinion of themselves than someone who discards the opinion of those they disagree with.
"Also predictable . . ." -----> patronising ----> ego?
"If I allow it . . ." -----> Unless you're a judge never say this. Pretty sure you're not a judge. This reeks of the whole "Gives me a headache just trying to think down to your level" BS and it makes me want to puke.
Other people's egos are a problem but yours isn't because you spend your time explaining yourself to complete strangers on internet forums. 2+2=5 right there.
The conclusion I am coming to is that either:
1. You associate (exclusively) with very stupid people on a regular basis.
2. You're arrogant and condescending.
In either case - how about you spend some time with people smarter than you are? If there's a sure cure to the problem then humble yourself with a conversation with your intellectual superiors.
Probably not gonna change any hearts and minds here - and I'm certainly not engaging in one of those silly "duels" where we go back and forth forever in a continual internet ***** fight. I have no interest in such things - but when I see BS I feel the need to call it out.
In last: try and actually THINK about what I've said and not just assume I'm one of the predictable morons that you seem to hang out with.
Self examination is very important in life - and I'm not just talking about your testicles
PS.
Although ofc every man over the age of pubescence+2 should check themsleves for lumps - better safe than being sorry at having your balls chopped off.
Interrupting is excessively rude and does nobody any favours. I would strongly advise against it, unless you are good friends with the other talker, in which case it is a sure-fire setup for supreme comedy.
Who doesn't appreciate the good old "Hey hey!" interruption followed by loud fake sleeping in the middle of a long-winded point?