"My buddy seems to get into altercations a lot. HE never starts these altercations, no, no. But somehow he always finds himself in an altercation with some 'A-HOLE' who started some sh*t."

"Gossip turns people into currency. Even if you’re not buying, you’re being traded."

"So you've met my boss? She wears this trait like a badge of honor."

"You rented a boat for the weekend? Oh, I rented a yacht!"

"It just doesn’t compute in my brain. How can someone be against knowledge as a concept? How can you not be curious? Why are you here?"

"I'm a woman working in blue-collar offices, and being interrupted and spoken over is going to be my 13th reason, I stg. My crew is great, I've been working with men for ages, and have managed to work out every kink that comes with this type of position. The constant interrupting and being spoken over, though, I've never been able to figure out."

"My buddy seems to get into altercations a lot. HE never starts these altercations, no, no. But somehow he always finds himself in an altercation with some ASSHOLE who started some shit. I've never had these problems, so I often can't relate. How does he have such bad luck?"

"One of the biggest problems is that they often attribute their own desires and decisions to 'what God wants.' Because God always conveniently wants what they want, it makes them both insufferable and virtually impossible to reason with on the basis of rationality."

"The person who thinks no one is as competent as they are and actively looks to point out flaws in others, just to make themselves the competent one."

"One of my coworkers is constantly negative, complaining about everything, and just miserable, and it’s so draining to be around when I’m already struggling hard with depression. The other day, he told me I need to give him reminders of when he’s being negative because he’s trying to stop. Like sir, you are a grown-ass man at 54 years old. It’s exhausting. He’s also one of those people who cannot read a damn room to save his life."

"To a point, I understand the lack of faith in institutions — it’s been a long and sad road to get to where we are with that today. What kills me is the confidence these people have that they (or their gurus of choice) have the answers. There’s just no humility. Professionals are flawed and can have their problems, but like it or not, society is built on deference to experts, and that’s still the best choice we have. And it doesn’t make you any more qualified."

"I've gotten to the point where if I meet new people and they're okay with their friends being sexist, it's a dealbreaker. Somewhere down the line, the friendship always implodes, and it's better to bail early."

"Sometimes it's not really fake, and their self-esteem truly is that low. I once had a friend who was really good-looking. He legitimately could have been a model and have any woman he wanted. But he was just convinced that he was ugly, and there was no talking him out of it."

"Why do they care so much about someone they hardly even know or interact with? I don't understand the passion behind it. People will call it 'venting,' but I find it way more malicious than that. Like, I'm a pretty forward person, so while I do my best to remain courteous, if I don't like you, I'd much prefer you be aware of that directly."

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