I absolutely can drone on for days if need be, but I do not want to because it’s actively depressing to communicate casually and walk on egg shells instead of talking about anything that really matters like philosophy, politics, Linux, media and public transport (both from a societal and engineering perspective - like what’s your favourite airbus?)

Why would I ever engage in this waste of oxygen “chit-chatting” is beyond me. I have no need to socialize in this manner.