I mean, I’ve wanted to talk deep with people, but I realised what I considered talking deep feels stupid talk when you’re not in the zone.
Like, people say they wanna talk about space and stuff, but there’s scientists already doing that, and in a more meaningful way.
Like, I can’t understand what I even want at this point. That feel of talking deep with someone, but when I actually think of talking about it, it sounds like I was high. Like what kinda deep talk can a average guy like me can even have?
Look at the fast friends procedure and use those prompts as inspiration for questions.
Facts can be looked up but our experience of them can not. Experience is interesting and deepness is often the feeling of connecting with someone emotionally through sharing that experience.
Be curious about people’s experience. Ask them about theirs.
What does living on a mote of dust floating alone through the great emptiness mean to you? Or my current favorite after basic intros, or even with people I’ve known a long time, “Who are you?”.