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The punch line of the joke is that social interactions at Walmart are awkward, contrived, and frequently undesired β just as they can grow to become in a social network that is insufficiently focused or too bloated. People communicate differently with different groups of people, and if they are attempting to connect with friends, they are unlikely to want their grandparents present. Similarly, if a person is attempting to buy groceries, they may not be interested in extended small talk with acquaintances with whom they may not share much in common (perhaps the fact that they both shop at Walmart is the biggest similarity they share). | The punch line of the joke is that social interactions at Walmart are awkward, contrived, and frequently undesired β just as they can grow to become in a social network that is insufficiently focused or too bloated. People communicate differently with different groups of people, and if they are attempting to connect with friends, they are unlikely to want their grandparents present. Similarly, if a person is attempting to buy groceries, they may not be interested in extended small talk with acquaintances with whom they may not share much in common (perhaps the fact that they both shop at Walmart is the biggest similarity they share). | ||
| β | The title text elaborates on this idea by sarcastically implying that | + | The title text elaborates on this idea by sarcastically implying that simultaneous interactions with peers and extended relatives is desirable. |
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