When the risk can involve lasting consequences (especially in places like work/school), it makes me not want to bother.
The risk does not involve lasting consequences. Just don’t make things a big deal and people will mostly follow your lead.
Lasting consequences include social outcasting and even dismissal. Those are pretty lasting.
>Just don’t make things a big deal
That sadly doesn't stop the runmors from flowing. That's the real damning thing about such social faux pas. Your reputation can be ruined without having a single person say it to your face. That's both unsettling and morbid for how you look to humanity.
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I'm trying to figure out in what situation asking someone a general question like 'how is your day going?' going to have lasting negative consequences.