• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    You’re not wrong, but it comes down to delivery. I’ve said a lot of bizarre, goofy lines in my time, in various stages of social aptitude. The same line comes across very differently based on whether it’s said confidently with a self-assured smile, or muttered while looking at your shoes.

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      2 months ago

      This is my problem, I am impulsive and silly enough to still say things, but the way they come out sometimes makes me want to die a little inside and stop being perceived forever.

      Sometimes if I am not doing too badly I still can turn it around, where the very failure of delivery can on its own get the laughs (or groans). If I sort of stay with it long enough to express something like “yeah, that was bad wasn’t it? want more?”. But it does require a minimum of social aptitude like you said, which for me varies a lot.