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Old Dec 29, 2011, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by skysblue View Post
Curious - what IS compelling as a concept then?
I would like to understand emotions in certain ways -like how did they come about in animals, what was their function past "don't get eaten" and why others seem to want to talk about them all the time as specifics rather than the bigger picture, And why others seem to want me to talk about emotions with them, and after I do, why they still want more talk about them. I cannot think of that many words to say about them and I don't find talking about them interesting. If someone is sad or hurt or afraid, I do want them to feel better. An dif someone is joyful or excited, I am glad for them. But what is there to say about it? We need no more bad poetry, no more over the top response, etc.
For example:

Me: i am sort of happy about x
Other: good

Or

Me:that kind of sucked
Other: yes

That to me is a lot of talk over emotion. Any more than that would be overkill.