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>don't have a big enough ego to just run into a group and interrupt everyone to announce my existence
>don't have the ability to accurately asses if and when to interject in a conversation
>"only interject when there are more than 15 sec of dead air" never because people can't stand silence and move away to other groups after 10s
>9/10 times I have nothing to add or expand with even if I agree I have no more to say than "I agree"
>"Conversation continues?" no it usually doesn't if I start talking
>"start a new topic" even if I have pre-planned and written down generic things to say most of the time it's too weird/scripted/uncomfortable and people give responses that suggest they want to end the conversation and move away