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two people taking turns being briefly fascinating while waiting to talk about themselves
turn timingHumans swap speaking turns in about 200 milliseconds
universal gapThat pause is nearly identical across all languages
backchannel'Mhm' and 'yeah' keep talkers from quitting mid-thought
mirror effectPeople unconsciously copy each other's words and posture
sweet limitGroups fracture into smaller chats past roughly four people