What do you mainly talk to your friends about

[OSR stands with Israel]

This is mine

1. NBA

2. NCAAF

3. Politics

4. Movies

5. NFL

6. School

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

1. Not politics.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

1. Not politics.

2. Not Religion

Anything but those two.

[TDAS04]

It varies.  If they're also into politics, I talk about it with them, but if they're not, then I won't.  I also talk to them about food, travel, pets, television, plans for future, other things.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Anything, but sports is probably #1, and politics #2.  Just telling stories has to be up there as well.

[Virginiá]

It really depends which friend(s) I'm talking to, but in general (and no specific order), these are the most common:

1. Politics/government/policy

2. Tech/science stuff

3. Relationships/gossip/drama

4. Current events in the world (I think my friends and I talk about this stuff probably more often than the average joe)

5. Sometimes entertainment (movies/tv/etc) stuff

6. 2 of my friends currently work in the field I used to, so we do discuss work-stuff and brainstorm/debug stuff together over the phone at least once a week it seems like now.

I'm more of a introverted wonk so while the above are hardly the bulk of what I talk about, those are the most common categories

[This account no longer in use.]

Don't have friends (Atlas poster)

[Virginiá]

Don't have friends (Atlas poster)

You should make some friends so you can talk to them about Atlas.

[This account no longer in use.]

But then I'll just lose them.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Friends? What are these friends you speak of?

1. Basketball
2. Country music
3. Fashion
4. Morality (often me talking at them )
5. Gossip is often talked at me, but I don't particularly care
6. I play a satirical nutjob in real life just like I do here (or maybe I am just a nut! But I do enjoy my role entertaining regardless of that.)
7. Schools and academic progression (I'm the go-to advice giver on that, which is probably not always a good thing because #6 )

Typically, the friendships are more about doing things than talking though. Singing in the car together, playing sport aggressively, even watching tv.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Friends? What are these friends you speak of?

1. Basketball
2. Country music
3. Fashion
4. Morality (often me talking at them )
5. Gossip is often talked at me, but I don't particularly care
6. I play a satirical nutjob in real life just like I do here (or maybe I am just a nut! But I do enjoy my role entertaining regardless of that.)
7. Schools and academic progression (I'm the go-to advice giver on that, which is probably not always a good thing because #6 )

Typically, the friendships are more about doing things than talking though. Singing in the car together, playing sport aggressively, even watching tv.

Same but we talk a lot on the phone

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Friends? What are these friends you speak of?

1. Basketball
2. Country music
3. Fashion
4. Morality (often me talking at them )
5. Gossip is often talked at me, but I don't particularly care
6. I play a satirical nutjob in real life just like I do here (or maybe I am just a nut! But I do enjoy my role entertaining regardless of that.)
7. Schools and academic progression (I'm the go-to advice giver on that, which is probably not always a good thing because #6 )

Typically, the friendships are more about doing things than talking though. Singing in the car together, playing sport aggressively, even watching tv.

Same but we talk a lot on the phone

Oh yeah, yeah -- not meant to be a critique, that's quite true. I just don't really text much except for dire news.

[Santander]

With my friends in America
- Horse racing
- Politics
- Morning Joe
- Research/work

With old friends back in the UK
- Cricket
- Rugby
- Horse racing
- Travel

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Don't have friends (Atlas poster)

[Higgs]

1. School
2. Memes
3. Politics
4. TV shows, movies

[Antonio the Sixth]

As Virginia said, it obviously varies a lot from the friend. Those are the most common though (in approximate ranking):

1. University life and work.
2. Politics and current events (with varying nuances of nerdiness depending on the interlocutor).
3. Venting about my personal problems and insecurities (or, more rarely, trying to listen to theirs).
4. Movies and TV.
5. Philosophy and morality.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

problem 1:

Don't have friends (Atlas poster)

problem 2:

Don't have friends (Atlas poster)

problem solved!

[Classic Conservative]

Politics
Gossip
Schoolwork

[Kingpoleon]

Don't have friends (Atlas poster)

Room for three in your "Introverted friendship circle"?

Or do you not see the solution?

[NeverAgain]

1. Video games, computer stuff

2. Music/band stuff most of my friends are fellow bones so yeah.

3. Sports, I really love March Madness most of my friends aren't huge fans, so I usually just talk to a select group.

4. I actually rarely twll friends my politics, most of them are Berniebros/gals, ones a Trump supporter. We focus on the day to day stuff, not as much the whose gunna win!

[angus]

Lead paint, public schools, music lessons, soccer, pediatricians, and parenting strategies.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Girls.

Atlas is now the only place I discuss politics.

[Mike Thick]

I often joke about what a policy nerd I am (using Atlas, of course) but it's usually either what's going on in our daily lives or stupid stuff like "whether you can lose something you never found."

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Just imagine trying to talk with your RL friends in the Atlas dialect:

"Do you think Trump can do better among Blacks than any other Republican?"

"Have you heard about the 272 freiwall?"

"Doesn't Ted Cruz looks like a serial killer?"

"Do you think this map is an accurate prediction for November?"

"Let's have fun and predict percentage in Idaho caucus!"

"What is your opinion of Tender Branson?"

[Antonio the Sixth]

I know a lot of people IRL who think Cruz looks like a serial killer.