What if politely declining an offer (like 'no thanks, I'm full') meant you then had to perform a small, sincere gesture of gratitude for the *offer itself*? Suddenly, saying no is a much bigger production. #WhatIf #SocialRules

Ok, fediverse, the fountain of endless knowledge, I have a burning question. Please enlighten me on how you interpret this claim.

"When you’re added in a group chat with someone, have you gained the implicit permission to post creepshots of the people in the chat if you happen to bump into them in your daily life?
Is this an universal rule or does it have some rules/limits on it?"
#technology #socialRules #autism #neurospicy #neurodivergent #pranks #funny #socialscience #imessage #whatsapp

#SocialRules everyone knows but forgets to follow
1. Remove sunglasses when speaking to people
2. Don’t call more than twice
3. Never order the most expensive item on the menu when given a treat
4. Hold the door open for the next person
5. Return borrowed money before they ask
6. Don’t swipe left or right when someone gives you their phone
7. Put down your phone while talking to someone
8. Never ask ‘why’ when someone says they have a doctor’s appointment

You know how there's that point in a beach town in which it's socially acceptable to be walking in around in a swimsuit & towel vs not?
That but for how close to an airport you have to be before you can wear a neck pillow and not be weird.

#airports #neckPillows #socialRules

Which hickies are tacky for an adult to have while just going abt their life, existing in public, etc?

For context, "tacky" doesn't necessarily mean immoral or bad or that u def shouldn't do it, it just means whatever tacky means to u.

#hicky #hickey #hickies #hickeys #hickys #hickie #tacky #poll #polls #question #questions #openquestion #opinionpoll #opinionpolls #openquestions #sex #marks #marked #lovebite #lovebites #kink #tackiness #socialrules #makeout #hookup #hookingup #hookups #curious

All visible hickies
42.3%
Just hickies above the collar
11.5%
Just too many/too dark/too big hickies
38.5%
Other
7.7%
Poll ended at .

I just read the updated #codeOfConduct of #TheCarpentries, which interestingly removed all intention to find out what was the intent of behaviour that breached it. But another interesting thing is that they linked to this cool little set of four #socialRules that #TheRecurseCentre added to their manual:

1. No feigning surprise
2. No well-actuallys
3. No back-seat driving
4. No subtle -isms

Me likey. 👌

-> https://www.recurse.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules

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