Also, talking about a shared experience is powerful, no matter what that experience is. Compare other generic conversation topics: if you both saw the same movie lately, or both watched [$SPORTS_EVENT], then that’s a shared experience. You can’t necessarily rely on the other person having seen the latest cultural whatsit, but you can be pretty sure they’ve experienced the weather.
Also, talking about a shared experience is powerful, no matter what that experience is. Compare other generic conversation topics: if you both saw the same movie lately, or both watched [$SPORTS_EVENT], then that’s a shared experience. You can’t necessarily rely on the other person having seen the latest cultural whatsit, but you can be pretty sure they’ve experienced the weather.