Indeed, it is even a strange way of viewing them sometimes. I hope the text doesn’t look like information is what friends are for. Its just that once they are there, why not be more informed?
No, you described what friendship is for differently:
Having a good group of friends is fantastic, one of the most important things you can do for your happiness (Seligman), health, work, attractiveness and networking.
Those are different goals than being as informed as possible.
If your goal is to increase your happiness and health it makes sense to pick topics of conversation that arouse positive emotions.
If you are there for networking than it’s important to get information about the other person. What resources do they have to their disposal? What kind of project might you do with them? Which challenges do they face? Which of your resources might be useful to them?
The kind of conversation topics that are good also depend heavily on the context where you meet the person.
I will have very different conversation when I talk with a person on a Quantified Self event, a Salsa congress and a NLP seminar.
Indeed, it is even a strange way of viewing them sometimes. I hope the text doesn’t look like information is what friends are for. Its just that once they are there, why not be more informed?
No, you described what friendship is for differently:
Those are different goals than being as informed as possible.
If your goal is to increase your happiness and health it makes sense to pick topics of conversation that arouse positive emotions.
If you are there for networking than it’s important to get information about the other person. What resources do they have to their disposal? What kind of project might you do with them? Which challenges do they face? Which of your resources might be useful to them?
The kind of conversation topics that are good also depend heavily on the context where you meet the person. I will have very different conversation when I talk with a person on a Quantified Self event, a Salsa congress and a NLP seminar.