12-28-2016, 09:03 AM
(12-27-2016, 10:36 PM)apollolux Wrote: With drivers, it's probably how temporary and transitive the interaction is; you know you're likely not going to see them ever again, so there isn't really anything "at stake" with social interaction.
You know, that's an interesting point about never seeing them, and that there really isn't anything at stake with the drivers. I never thought about never seeing them again. In fact, I have met the same drive again in the past, and the conversation was great, as he remembered the stuff from previous conversation (which I didn't), and we were able to pick up and continue where we left off. Technically though, if I fuck up too badly, I'd get a bad rating on the app, which could make it more difficult to use the service in the future. So technically, there is something at stake.
Temporary? Yes, I suppose, but usually the ride I take is around 20~30 minutes, so it isn't all that very short talk. (I guess 20~30 minutes is still temporary, but it's definitely like not 5 minutes.) Nevertheless, I guess it is temporary and transitive with the drivers.
Apollolux, I think you hit something possibly interesting, but for some reason, it doesn't feel like it's really getting the picture of why there is a difference between these drivers and my interaction with classmates. Well, I'll keep thinking about it.
