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[–] Ocelot@lemmies.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is actually a sign of autism

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Turn-taking behaviors also differ from one language community to another.

In some social contexts it's expected that you wait for the other person to finish, pause and think, and only then respond. In other contexts, that's an "awkward silence" and indicates that the other person said something so bad or weird that you don't know how to answer.

Likewise, finishing someone's sentence if they hesitate is sometimes as a sign of close intimacy and sometimes a sign of extreme disrespect — it depends on the social context and personal preference. (And on whether you get it right.)

These are things that all language users do learn; some people have more trouble with them than others, and have to learn them as explicit rules rather than just picking them up "naturally" as part of language acquisition.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or simple social isolation. This may be from factors they do not control. Really, a lot of these types of issues can be solved by looking up Maslow's Hierarchy and plotting out what levels and pieces are missing. There are people like myself that have physical limitations and these can limit the person's access to a more healthy situation.

There are people that have narcissistic issues that may drive this kind of thing, but a lot of the time it is due to social isolation. Once you realize this, it may help you empathize more, or maybe even help someone.