Do you ever change the conversation's mood rather abruptly?

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For example, people are talking about a TV show, and how funny it is, and people are laughing, and it is a "happy" conversation.

And all of a sudden, you start talking about the main star's tragic life, and how his career ended after a tragedy, and they all ignore you
because you seem to be off topic.

I remember this particular episode: we were talking about the things we did as kids, and how bad they were, and we never got caught,
and all of a sudden, we started talking about this dumb kid who could be a badass, and everyone was laughing.

Then I reminded people that he stuttered, and he had been treated badly several times because of it, and everyone ignored me, and the
conversation continued.

Yes, yes I do. This is something that gets much easier once you realize it and work on it, like knowing how your sentences will end before you speak. At least, it has for me.

This happens less often to me when I keep in mind that, frequently, groups of people aren't there to chat and learn something, they're there to chat. Even though I'd prefer to learn something...

Same here. I want to chat and learn. Most people just want to chat.