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[–] thorbot 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I do this a lot. I get excited about stuff and go on these exuberant tangents and people think I’m just talking down to them. Sometimes it causes people to ghost me and I’ve learned that’s okay, I don’t want to be around those people anyway

[–] BackOnMyBS 21 points 1 year ago

Sometimes it causes people to ghost me and I’ve learned that’s okay, I don’t want to be around those people anyway

I'm happy for you! 😀

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I do this at the family dinner table