Betteridge’s Law, even for The Onion. Maybe especially for The Onion?

To treat them with more compassion. To react less sharply. For them to feel safer around me and with me.

I guess it’s time for a “mark this time so I can go back to it” feature, to reduce the need to pause. 🤷‍♂️

I don’t compare myself to others along that axis, so I don’t know. Also, it’s very easy for a person to see themself as being superior to others when it comes to positive qualities such as that one.

As for why I’m like this, I imagine it’s a combination of doing well in the genetic lottery combined with having reached a point of general comfort in my life that means I don’t suffer from the same desperation-induced inward focus that others do.

If only there were a convenient link you could follow that gave you an opportunity to read about the film and, in particular, see where it was produced and who produced it…

🤔

I chose the word intentionally, because it works in at least two senses: I am full of thought generally and I do things that exhibit evidence of having thought about others.

“Thoughtful”.

I assumed we were operating on your schedule.

You have made that abundantly clear so far. And in so little space!

Tried a Typematrix. At the time, I was a roving freelancer who frequently worked with other people at their machines, so I decided that it was safer to stick with a conventional layout.

Having Enter on the thumb was interesting, but I never got used to it.

I’ll just leave this here.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0410055

The Grammar Police fails to capitalize the pronoun “I”? 🤔

Well, approximately.

Kathryn Hahn winking.jpg

I’m sorry that you find yourself in an environment where you struggle to freely be yourself. I can strongly relate to this. I feel like I have to be constantly on guard and protect myself from people and it’s a shitty way to live.

Standing up for yourself often feels uncomfortable in the moment, but you are very likely to regret not doing it. Whichever of the various tricks in the comments you feel comfortable trying or have hope will help, go for it.

Yes.

Yes, but “GIF” is not etymologically Germanic. 😉

The people already with the money have orders of magnitude more freedom on average to decide and pursue opportunities.

Free market inventions do not guarantee persistent and open access.

Espresso in the morning. Cappuccino after meal. It’s been at least ten years.

It looks like I have a great place to land if fzf ever starts to make my life difficult. Thank you!