It could be an interesting exercise to speculate about what value the dominant social norms around conversational etiquette serve. Why is ‘hogging the mic’ considered ‘rude’? On the one hand, when someone hogs the mic, they reveal information that might help us in future decision-making (assuming they are not strategically lying). On the other hand, when someone hogs the mic, they are depriving us of the opportunity to show others what we know and thus depriving us of the opportunity to make new allies. When someone invites others to speak, I guess it signals that they are confident in what they know and don’t feel a pressing need to take centre-stage at every opportunity.
It could be an interesting exercise to speculate about what value the dominant social norms around conversational etiquette serve. Why is ‘hogging the mic’ considered ‘rude’? On the one hand, when someone hogs the mic, they reveal information that might help us in future decision-making (assuming they are not strategically lying). On the other hand, when someone hogs the mic, they are depriving us of the opportunity to show others what we know and thus depriving us of the opportunity to make new allies. When someone invites others to speak, I guess it signals that they are confident in what they know and don’t feel a pressing need to take centre-stage at every opportunity.