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Bubba boy's avatar

My comment as a "right winger." I think my liberal friends/acquaintances are naive and economically ignorant, but they think that I am a threat to society at large (racist, sexist, xeno). Until that gets reconciled, which has to be on their side, this recent phenomenon will only get worse.

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Man's avatar

When you realize that they genuinely think you are dangerous, almost hitleresque, it makes more sense. They think they are morally obligated to hate you.

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Man's avatar

the internet has the same effect as living in a big city. When everyone is your neighbor than no one is your neighbor. People who grew up with this technology never had any real neighbors.

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Patrick Rooney's avatar

We've becoming a closed society, content with being "friends" with a monkey icon on Twitter. Sad days indeed. These "anti-relationship" peeps are loosing key soft-skills that really make the world go 'round. Setting us up for an isolationist society in the metaverse.

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Thomas Wolf's avatar

I have one close friend, from childhood, and have not seen him in person in years. That’s it. I’m 69.

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Stephen Bus's avatar

Greatest words in English lit: “ Even when I was a dickhead in college and nobody liked me, I still had a small group of very close friends. I am trying to imagine what it must be like, and I can’t.”

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David Gillies's avatar

Incredibly valuable advice. I shared with my nephew. Hopefully, he “get’s it”, sooner than later.

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Paul Roberts's avatar

I criticised one of your recent posts. Happy to say I think you got this one absolutely bang on. Coming from someone in the group you are not..

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