• jet@hackertalks.com
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, “Bob says hi, he was asking after you” is something I have said myself.

    Say hi to your mom and them, we are having a potluck on sunday.

    Gossip networking is a real communication protocol.

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    2 months ago

    It honestly depends on the people and the situation.

    Say I know my mom likes A and isn’t crazy about B. I’m hanging around with both of them and both tell me to say “hi” to mom. I might not say B sent he a greeting because she doesn’t like them, OR I might pass it along so she’ll start to like them.

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    2 months ago

    I did until mobile phones became the norm, now I ask if they need her number to call. It made sense before phones were everywhere and you didn’t make it to see everyone, but send a text yourself. My name isn’t SMS.

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        2 months ago

        Most people already have the number, the point I make in asking is to show them that I don’t need to be their messenger. You can call my mother/father/grandmother yourself. If they’re asking about my wife/kids, I’ll just say “Sure” and then forget because I’m apparently a goldfish. Most people who say “Tell them hi” are my parent’s and grandparent’s friends anyway. I don’t give out a true friend’s number, I agree that is not good.

  • Billegh@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I will pass it along, but I’m autistic and I’m trying to err on the side of caution.