Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Skills

Social Initiation (socialcommunication.truman.edu)
We teach our children that making friends is easy: you just walk up to any kid on the playground and say, “My name is [whatever], do you want to play?” And if you’re four or five years old, this works pretty well. But it’s a lot more complicated when you’re a grown-up.
Study: Playing D&D helps autistic players in social interactions (arstechnica.com)
When should you end a conversation? Probably sooner than you think (2021) (science.org)
How not to say the wrong thing (2013) (latimes.com)
How to get to know someone (2018) (noorsiddiqui.com)
I gave myself a month to make one new friend (esquire.com)
Ask HN: How do I improve eye contact? (ycombinator.com)
Seven Conversation Hacks (randsinrepose.com)
Do not try to be the smartest in the room; try to be the kindest (jorgegalindo.me)