Or you just know that the people around you have their own issues or are incapable of being of help the way you need it… can we stop trying to make everyone feel lesser, please?

I have similar experiences with wanting to desperately be part of conversations, but not being able to expel the words.

Have you looked into selective mutism? Or being a highly sensetive person?

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Dog smoking in a bath

Roman’s left their names all over the place as tourists, ancient Egyptian workers left graffiti at their worksites, and Pompeii basically used walls as message boards.

I’m conflicted, on one hand I love that people want to leave a trace of themselves behind. That feels beautiful in a way, even if I think the message they leave is silly. It also leaves something for our ancestors to hopefully find if something happens, and that’s delightful to think about.

On the other hand, I loath selfish entitled people.

I feel like it would be better to phrase that as you found them uninteresting.

Or did you mean they are un-interesting in a way most of society would say someone is uninteresting. Like they aren’t interesting because they don’t follow sports or TV shows? Or they only talk about work or kids? Those people can still be interesting, just to different types of people.

They may not be interested in being interesting for other people?

I went from 160 at the start of the pandemic to 115 now, and I’m freezing all the time. I double up on socks and a long sleeve undershirt lol. Summer was great when we got into the 90s and it wasn’t too windy, I could enjoy the clothes I can fit in now!

Like ‘ger-bels’.

Do you have a informational/technique resources you recommend?

I have a vague recollection of an FEMA alert being sent out while 45 was still president.

Some reddit communities thought 45 would use it like social media lol. Lots of great fake alerts. Good times.

You overestimate your impact on the world and the people in it, my dear. Hope you feel better.

It sounds like you’re doing the right thing by leaving people alone and not bothering them with your company! Good for the people around you!

I take issue with describing Josephus as a part of the ‘losing’ side. Josephus had defected and was working as an interpretor for Titus while Titus was conducting the seige on Jerusalem in 70 AD. He took on the Roman emperor’s family name, Flavius. He firmly sits on the ‘winning’ side, with the Romans.

Plus later on Christian’s were the ones copying his books, not Jews, since he was viewed as a turncoat by his own people. So his books were preserved by the ‘winning’ side as well.

Not saying he should be completely disregarded or written off as a historian, just that he wasn’t part of any ‘losing’ side of history.

I think not having it recorded in any way is worse. At least if something is recorded you can examine and study and compare the accounts to get an inkling of what may have actually happened or see where the truth has been stretched.

Why not just lobby or advocate or vote for funding of the postal service we have had for a while now…

Amazon hasn’t been around forever.

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Yeah, that’s prime schadenfreude for me personally.