The (so-called)5 Geek Social Fallacies

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social awkwardness and newbiness to dealing with the opposite sex, "mixed signals" (more likely to be sent be social awkward geeks), "friend zone" and afraid of "crossing that" and "getting awkward" in male/female events, etc. When these people are n00bs at it and likely have a diagnosed social disadvantage its a good idea NOT to get involved in that dangerous, destructive s**t...

and the joke of "Oh, friends do EVERYTHING together! 'Friends with Benefits' then? " hehe. well thats part of the aforementioned paragraph.



[mainstream social butterfly BS]You apparently disrespected them or appeared to be sarcastic to them as you were "playing dumb" and that pissed them off as you're supposed to know you're in the group and though theyre not talking to you/about you specifically it is obvious they do they do include you[/mainstream social butterfly BS]

that's my guess. it came off as 'offensive' or 'disrespectful' or 'playing dumb'....well they assumed it probably.



that might be true partially.



yes...

EDIT: I can understand/agree with his points about #5 and #4 to a lesser extent...but others not so much..

Last edited by Warsie on 11 Oct 2008, 2:10 am, edited 2 times in total.

they don't give a s**t likely and didn't bother...or as you were not 'connected' enough to the rest of the group via bonding and the like ("knowing someone close"); the information was not transmitted directly to you from "someone you knew that way". I'm more likely it's the lack of connection thing...it could be a combination too. and the assumptions. in groups there's various reasons for things to happen.



I am too..

Very likely. I often do not know if people believe I am with them or simply nearby.

possibly that too, but it could also be that they assume you're "part of the group" as in you're socially "close" to them (at least one of them) and should "know better" therefore....

Trouble is, it's impossible to tell. There have been occassions where there are a few people having a conversation near me and if I glance up from what I'm doing and add to the conversation, they become offended, as if I had been invisible the moment before and deliberately used this invisibility-power to listen in to a private conversation. Other occassions, they're doing the exact same thing but expect me to act as if I was included.