Obseity...in talk, not food

Too much talking is like eating too much food- the consequences are rather unpleasant. Recently, United Airlines, the crappy one that charges $15 for even one checked bag, declared that it will begin to charge "obese" passengers who require more than one seat. Of course, the airline's definition of obese can keep changing as the seats get narrower and narrower. Now, why doesn't the airline reduce my ticket price because I weigh at least 20% less than the average weight of all passengers on a flight?

While there are no such financial penalties for talking too much, the intellectual punishment is quite high, both for the talkers and the receivers. One needs to develop processing power- the ability to assimilate and analyze information before speaking. If there are so many "great" conversations as are reported, why are we facing the vast array of problems that are resulting from ignorance and miscommunication?