alt Hacker NewsIs there some benefit to talking to weird Uber drivers I've yet to discover that's comparable with 'going outside at all'?
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sublinear • today at 12:10 AM
Yes. "Weird" people are somewhat rare opportunity to build certain social skills.
I enjoy the challenge of finding creative ways to guide the discussion and understand their headspace for a little while. I am not even trying to control the level of weirdness, but just keep them talking and comfortable.
Unfortunately, most of the time they're not even weird people and it was just a weird first impression. They vent for like 3 minutes and then it gets boring again.
Interaction with the common person is great. I wouldn't have know one could trim their toenails while driving otherwise.