So, ‘How are you?’ Right? It’s a greeting, a social lubricant. But does anyone actually *want* to know? I mean, really want to know? Because if I tell you, ‘Well, my cat just chewed through my internet cable, my coffee machine exploded, and I think I might have accidentally joined a pyramid scheme,’ you’re suddenly looking at your watch, aren’t you? You didn’t sign up for that. You just wanted me to say, ‘Fine, and you?’ It’s a rhetorical question masquerading as genuine concern. It’s a verbal handshake. It’s not a therapy session! We’re not doing a deep dive into my existential dread at the dry cleaner. We just want to acknowledge each other’s existence without having to actually *connect*. Is that so wrong?
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