you only get this experience by trying, and yes, sometimes you are going to fail to reach the person... thats life. Maybe a whole lot early on. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
So you get props from me for going in. That walkaway comment reads as sarcastic to me, at least with the framing and context you've given it. So maybe not a loss but a spark of annoyance or doubt in the guy that can grow.
I think the best angle is whatever avenue or topic that they bring up first that touches on some bigger and occluded picture. More likely to have some common ground to start from that way, and if you can empathize and get them to open up more, thats fruitful grounds to start planting into.
With strangers you only have a short window to lob a truth grenade. Getting people to doubt /. question what they know is the best way. Tear a hole in their security / comfort blanket and hope some light gets through.
So you get props from me for going in. That walkaway comment reads as sarcastic to me, at least with the framing and context you've given it. So maybe not a loss but a spark of annoyance or doubt in the guy that can grow.
I think the best angle is whatever avenue or topic that they bring up first that touches on some bigger and occluded picture. More likely to have some common ground to start from that way, and if you can empathize and get them to open up more, thats fruitful grounds to start planting into.
With strangers you only have a short window to lob a truth grenade. Getting people to doubt /. question what they know is the best way. Tear a hole in their security / comfort blanket and hope some light gets through.