100% agree.
I know I’m f***ing tired.
In my teens/twenties i thought about communes. Decades past that, now I just want to get through the day.

I think this speaks to our basic emptiness as a society. We (humans) are desperate for some kind, any kind, of connection that we’ll take anything even if it’s obviously BS we we need a (manufactured) connection. Most of us are sad and lonely.

It’s ELIZA all over again.

I respect this.

Thank you for the block suggestion.
The stupid, it burns. Looks like they’re a fan of WS, that explains things.

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve been using Plus42/Free42 for a long time.

There are brilliant people who aren't curious and dull knives who thirst for knowledge about the world. I'd much rather talk with a dullard who genuinely wants to know stuff than a genius who can't accept that they might be wrong.

WAY too spot on. Dare I say, "on target"?

we need a "before this happens" quote similar to the "after it happened" one from "All the Presidents Men". A future tense version if you will.

These are not the days of Dean Smith.