I just entered a text message chat from the group of students of my course, and after talking a there over some days with a sophomore (most of the chat was just me interacting) someone said “wow, the freshmen are really getting acquainted, writing shit and what else”. That was so out pocket, closed the app and now I am ranting here, is this still kind of behavior normal in your uni/country? Its so bizarre, the guy was just sophomore. EDIT: thanks everyone for the replies, I appreciate them, I think there’s some grow on my part to be done, because this seems to be way more common than I think. Welp, kinda of a bummer anyway.
If I’ve learned anything as an American living in the US where people constantly talk to each other like shit, it’s that skipping past their commentary and ignoring it entirely is your best approach. If you give those folks even an inch, they think they’ve achieved something. People that offer nothing of value to a conversation while trying to get a rise should not be acknowledged. It hurts them more to be relegated to obscurity.
Its just that I thought that the people from my course would be different, idk its a undergrad math course from a selective uni, but not true I guess. Regardless, thanks for the advice! 💚