10-14-2025, 02:15 PM
(10-14-2025, 09:35 AM)dukealien Wrote: Well said - I particularly like "but and because," which could be the flag of a true contrarian.It comes down to the individuated and the unindividuated it seems. This is the devastating revelation of our time.
Speaking for myself, more B than A. But (and because) there are few people I meet who are worth knowing better... collectively, it's nice to have some approval as well as knowing what the next rando will be like, approximately.
Ancient saying: there are two kinds of people, those who think there are two kinds of people, and those who don't. ("Know" may substitute for "think" according to taste.)
(10-14-2025, 11:32 AM)busker Wrote: This is a long rant dressed as a poem, but my main grouse is that the rant is terribly pedestrian.This is an unexpected confession. I don't know what it might achieve?

