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by sonnyblarney 2802 days ago
They probably do care about the answer, it's just not a 'life story' type question.

You can say "I'm tired" or "Rough day" or, you can tell something that happened recently.

"How are you doing" -> "Well, my dog passed away last night, so ..."

Or

"I've been up all night studying, so kind of scattered"

Or

"Well I just won the CS101 competition, so, stoked!"