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   lovelymiss (lovelymiss@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:58:32 JST lovelymiss
   I have noticed myself becoming more & more unable to interact with people in general & I don’t like that. I have always been friendly & pleasant (except when I’m driving)
   
   I feel mad or irritated with them & I shouldn’t be- I know it’s because knowing what we know tends to make a lot of other things seem unimportant - like IDGAF about what show you’re fuckin watching right now.
   
   I need to work on this with myself because I don’t want to be a horrible bitch.
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     lovelymiss (lovelymiss@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:58:31 JST lovelymiss

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     • Judge Dread
     I was never really mean before the last few years. I need to also fix myself because I don’t want to be an asshole.
     I need to consciously find my zen.
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     Boina Roja Enthusiast Karl Dahl (karldahl@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:58:31 JST Boina Roja Enthusiast Karl Dahl

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     • Judge Dread
     @lovelymiss @judgedread I rehearse small talk and have leaned into asking people about their hobbies / activities beyond watching tha TeeVee. It really does work
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     Judge Dread (judgedread@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:58:32 JST Judge Dread

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     @lovelymiss Welcome to my world.
     
     I have made a conscious effort not to be mean to retail workers no matter how inept their employer. They have suffered enough.
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     Boina Roja Enthusiast Karl Dahl (karldahl@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:59:15 JST Boina Roja Enthusiast Karl Dahl

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     • Judge Dread
     @lovelymiss @judgedread It really works. Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" has a lot of good tips. The title is cringe, but it's really helpful when it comes to the reality of the way people work socially. I read it every 2-3 years as a refresher
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:59:15 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • Judge Dread
     @KarlDahl @lovelymiss @judgedread it only sounds cringe because it's a book title from 1936.
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     lovelymiss (lovelymiss@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:59:16 JST lovelymiss

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     • Judge Dread
     Gonna have to try this.
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     Judge Dread (judgedread@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:59:22 JST Judge Dread

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     • Boina Roja Enthusiast Karl Dahl
     @KarlDahl 'Don't have any discordant opinions' is the core.
     
     I'd rather die.
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     EvilSandmich (evilsandmich@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:59:22 JST EvilSandmich

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     @judgedread @KarlDahl More like "Pretend to not have any". Someone once rephrased the title as "How to dupe people and manipulate idiots". I only read the book in once in High School and the advice was really good, at least along those lines (the author frequently refers to Lincoln as I recall, take from that what you will). Another tact might be "How to talk to people you can't stand and effortlessly extract yourself from painful social situations"
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 04:59:54 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • Judge Dread
     @EvilSandmich @judgedread @KarlDahl right, it's not like people didn't have wildly opposing opinions when the book was written.