Reading Hints Towards an Essay on Conversation | Alexandria
Read Hints Towards an Essay on Conversation by Jonathan Swift. Skewering polite society's pretenses, Swift's satirical guide exposes how empty chatter shields us from authentic connection - a critique that predicted today's social media facades. His counterintuitive insight? True conversation requires embracing uncomfortable silences rather than filling every moment with words. His wit illuminates our own conversational cowardice.