Socially acceptable or not, you can still do it, but there will be consequences. My dad would tell me he didn't care often when I talked to him as a kid, he still does sometimes when I try to tell him something I genuinely think he'll like, but I rarely try to talk to him anymore.
You say you wish this but just wait til YOU get hit with the IDC in the middle of talking about something important to you
Back in the 90s (or maybe it was the early 2000s) "talk to the hand" was all the rage.
Fack I'm old.
Oh shit, it isn't?
Is it considered rude?
That would explain some things tho.
It's not? Hmm, that might explain a few things.
i don't care
You don't have to listen to people ramble on and their bullshit opinions in real life or online. Just walk away, save yourself time.
I do the old trusty:
"Well, anyway..." and walk away.
"Time for me to be hittin' that ol' dusty traaail..."
not my monkeys not my circus
Works for the Republicans.
Too real.
I wish there were*
If you truly don't care, then you won't care if it's socially acceptable.
true zen
I can not care about the topic someone is talking about but care about hurting their feelings or damaging my social standings
"I HAVE TO POOP."
You're welcome.
I have used this. It works.
I'm a fan of:
"I need to go to the toilet, but please, continue while I'm away."
It kinda is. The other day I had a fight with someone and met a neighbor on the way home. Only said I'm in a bad mood and kept going instead of chatting like I would normally.
AuDHD me on meds "ah fuck, now I have to listen because im too aware that it's social unacceptable to say I don't care and bail."
AuDHD me off meds: "THIS IS BORING LETS TALK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE SUBMARINES!"
It is once you turn like forty.
It's not?
Saying "I don't care" is a bit rude, but its fairly normal to find some excuse and leave the conversation. Go get a refill or drinks, or say hi to someone else and join their conversation.
"Your dream? Fascinating. I'm sorry, what's that Judith? I can't...I can't..keep talking, I'm listening, it's just that Judith is...What's that Judith? I'm sorry, I don't mean to miss your story of your dream, but it looks like Judith has a problem, and you know, she can't do anything without me! I'll catch up later, JUDITH, I'M COMING!"
"Who the fuck is Judith?"
the people who do it tend to be arsehole edgelorda shitting on basic humanity rather than telling cooked fuckers to shut their yaps
Nothing is stopping you.
If anyone tries to stop you, maybe you can just say "I don't care" and walk away. See, it works for everything! #lifehacks
lol, I have some Eastern European friends ... they really don't care, I love it.
Plane rides used to be like this. People not shutting up even when you have a book open and are looking at it and not them.
I use “actually, sorry, but it turns out I'm not invested enough in this conversation to continue, have a nice day/night” and then walk away. I only use it when the discussion is getting heated though, because I'm tired of strangers starting arguments with me about things like morals and human rights (I'm very obviously leftist and live in an ultra-conservative area, so yes it does happen a lot and no that doesn't make me the asshole).
i care a lot less about social acceptability as I get older. i will be polite once or twice trying to leave a conversation. if I get locked in by the other participant, a firm "oh, excuse me!" then literally just walking away is the last step.
i got stuff to do. ya know?
"As a matter of fact dont excuse me your story sucks and i need no other reason to walk away"
i try to be polite. once that's used up I got nothin left but "welp!" speedwalks away.
I see you are midwesterner of culture lol
"oh, excise me!"
It is a typo, yes, but an interesting one.
fixed
Just do it.
It is.
If you disagree, I don't care.
"SQUIRREL!" [and just walks away pointing]
It actually is. Just joining a conversation exclusively to say that you don't care isn't.
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