Psychology
Small talk exists to maintain social contact, not to exchange useful information
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Asking 'how are you?' when you absolutely do not care is a mandatory human ritual. Phatic expressions are communication elements intended merely to perform a social task, not to actually convey information. If you actually start listing your medical issues when asked how you are doing, you have violently broken the social contract.
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