I asked Gemini what the average number of words men speak per day vs how many women speak per day. Gemini cracked back with a bit of attitude and said that the differences of words per day used by men and women being very different was debunked by scientific research. Further, Gemini claimed that men only used slightly less words per day, just under 16,000 per day while women are just over 16,000.

Of course, I knew Gemini and any other AI’s were just spewing crap when they give me those statistics. Gemini sites a randomized, double-blind placebo control studies as evidence, but as we know, personal anecdotes are the golden standard of epidemiologic studies. Anecdotal evidence is much more reliable because one time I got something right from a personal anecdote. I should know. I have anecdotal evidence of instances where women spoke more significantly than me.

Anecdote #1 – The first example of that is one of my sisters. One time when I listening (while she talked) to her on a cordless phone, the battery ran out. I wasn’t in a particular hurry to call her back, so I walked slowly to the charger. I assumed she would call back when she got hung up on, but when I picked up the landline to call her back, she was still on the phone. Even more surprising, almost two full minutes later, she was still talking, as if I had never left. She didn’t even know I was gone and was still going on about something that I again didn’t care about. I decided to sit on the phone and wait for her to finally stop, and acknowledge that I was even there. I don’t know if she ever knew I was gone.

Anecdote #2. My other sister. I hate being on the phone, but when I get on the phone with her, I always have to calendar in at least a half an hour. In addition, I often put the phone down to get a snack, take a nap, take a shower, run a marathon, drive to across the country, finish a game of Monopoly, and get a good few days of rest, without having to participate in the conversation. On a more serious note, not long ago, my wife was talking to her on the phone when I got home, and she said she’d been on the phone for three hours and she had only said 200-300 words the whole conversation.

I’ve got two other examples, but they are just repeats of those experiences. My mom’s lifetime word count is 10X of my dad’s and since she died in February, my dad still hasn’t gain more than 0.00001% on her total. Even if he lives 15 more years, he will won’t approach an 11th of her total. I also had a mission mom from my mission that eclipsed my lifetime total in one phone call. I often played the game of letting her talk until she realized I wasn’t answering back and one time I clocked her at 9 minutes and 32 seconds. She would get mad at me for doing it to her, and would go on a tirade about it for another 5 minutes before I had to say more words again.

I would also like to call another witness to the stand, TikTok. If you will note, in these videos here, here and here, are just a few examples of females endlessly talking about their relationships, starting with their first in 3rd grade, all the way to the present time at the age of 45. Let’s just say that TikTok didn’t increase the limit to five minutes in videos because of men. They had to increase the limit because women were having to break up their morning coffee routines into part 16 of 45 of their day. Don’t get them started about their commute, or how the first hour of work. Those are epic 56 parters.

We all know that AI isn’t always right, because they base their knowledge from humans. And the rest of you get things wrong all the time. I moved on and just asked Gemini about word count of extroverts vs. introverts, and again, Gemini was caught lacking. It said there was “no definitive numbers”, which is kind of a cop out if you ask me. It told me that Extroverts tend to be more outwardly focused and often process their thoughts by thinking out loud. Wow, Gemini, thank you for your King or Queen of the Obvious response. I suppose you’re going to say that introverts tend to be more inwardly focused and often prefer to think before they speak.

Hold on…I’m getting an interruption of the Blogcast for a breaking news report…Gemini indeed says exactly what I just said. Thanks for interrupting this groundbreaking Bitter Entertainment News Network program just so we could get that obvious report from Gemini. I think the NPC’s in GTA could have given us more insight into that discussion. Thanks Gemini. What would we possibly have done without YOU?

What are you trying to say, you might ask? My wife asks me that all the time. What I’m trying to say, is that I’ve dedicated my entire life to saying as few words out loud as possible. I was forced early in my life to say words, by way of teachers asking me to introduce myself to the class. Or requiring us to take a speech class, which required us to say a minimum number of words in each speech. Some bosses even require us to say words in meetings sometimes. I’ve had to find the most efficient ways to say words, to minimize my word count. I’ve also implemented the magic of headphones to discourage small talk, an absolute waste of words.

On the other hand, might question why my blog posts include so many words, when I’m so opposed to saying words out loud. It’s precisely that reason. The more I’m typing words, the less I have to say out loud. Also, if you didn’t realize this, WordPress has this thing called an edit button (or backspace if you prefer). My mouth doesn’t have an edit button. Once I say words, they can’t be edited. The less words I say, the less chance of me inserting my foot in my mouth. My feet aren’t that stinky or sweaty, but they definitely don’t taste like pizza. They mostly taste like sock and shoe residue.

In essence, join me in reducing the word pollution or die. While you are making your decision, consider learning how to say less words, by posting words on your blog. For even less word pollution, use pictures, videos or most effectively, Bitter Friday Giftures…

I’m not talking about Gemini’s…

When I asked Gemini word count of men v women….

To which I reasoned…

I know women speak more words…

One time, my phone ran out of batteries…

And my sister was still talking…

When my other sister calls…

Gemini was smart enough to have breaking news…

What valuable insights…

Now I see why…

What am I trying to say?…

I’m trying to say that I’m doing my part…

And instead of saying words…

Because typing words can be edited…

And most out loud words…

And actions, and Bitter Friday Giftures…

ARRRRGGGGHHHHH

Bitter Word Count Ben