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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
But w/r/t the dude who shot up the gym -- he had problems that were so severe and so entrenched that being recognized in a friendly interpersonal way would not have helped. At all.
Oh yeah, I didn't mean to sound like all he needed was a friendly hello.
And I knew you didn't. You are right, that it would be a good thing if everyone extended themselves even a little outside of their bubble.
uh...huh...You definitely don't need a special container. I know that for sure. weird.
I think at the core it's because they don't fuly see the people at the other end that the are inconviencing as people
Yeps.
CNN is saying that John Hughes (the director/writer) died of a heart attack today.
Daaaaaaaamn. That's, like, my whole adolescence.
Maybe because it had a freaking lid?? It was raining.
"The Internet allows for isolation. As a result we have less interpersonal communication and fewer opportunities to identify this behavior and intervene before something as tragic as this happens," Ms. Wolf said.
She should read my book!
The result of the Craigslist thing is that I stop trying to be helpful. I'm not rude, I answer e-mails, I do what I say I'll do. But I'm not going to go out of my way to do anything for someone who's 75% likely to blow me off.
Daaaaaaaamn. That's, like, my whole adolescence.
Aw man, no kidding.
That's terrible.