splonch smergle. eckdasitly, plorb donkwilligan.

There's nothing more human than treating a symptom in counterproductive ways while avoiding the real cause with ridiculous levels of mental gymnastics, because it obviously cannot be that one thing. If it was then we'd have to actually do something about it, which we clearly don't need to!

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And that's exactly the point. We're so fatigued from the state of the world and separated through the anonymity of the internet that we really have lost the ability to empathize.

Our first reaction is anger or ridicule. Not concern or compassion

* EMPHASIZE

One Christmas, returning from a trip to Florida to visit my parents, I ended up sitting on the plane longer than I'd have liked. My legs tend to hurt when I have to sit still for too long and I was really looking forward to having a chance to stand up. After a while, I did manage to get off the plane (clearly), but of course assumed I would then be forced to muscle my way through the roiling throngs at the baggage claim just to catch a glimpse of luggage belonging to strangers. However, I was mildly pleased to see that I was the first prospector to plumb the mines of Samsonite, and would not have to do battle in the Arena of the Carousel. I was still dejected at the idea of waiting still longer to retrieve my luggage and return to my hovel.

A minute or two later later, the alarm sounded, signalling that the sluices were opening, and, lo, first out of the curtains was a bag that looked suspiciously like mine. It couldn't be, though. Things like that only happen in fairy tales. As it rounded the bend, though, I saw my initials emblazoned across the side, and my uneasy contentment turned to childlike joy as I seized my bag from the very front of the line. Had I not had a witness with me at the time, I scarcely would have believed it myself.

So anyway, that's why I jump up and headbutt everyone in front of me as soon as the plane lands now.

After having the airline lose my bag, I will do literally anything to avoid going to baggage claim

I will ship my luggage if I have to but I will never check a bag.

That said, I don't hop-up so I can wait hunched over at my seat. It's not hard to wait your turn.

More waiting time at the baggage claim?

You check luggage? Not everyone does. I just took a three week trip with a backpack that fits under the seat and a carry on. Waiting for luggage is so awful. What good is getting off the plane quickly? I mean how are people so okay with flying several hours then waiting minutes more just to stand. I want to be moving and stretching, to get home and shower. Last thing I wanna do is sit 10 more minutes because people are slow

I mean, as long as you're standing out of the way that's perfectly fine to stretch your legs. Just don't stand in the aisle while people are trying to get bags and move toward the front.

I start clapping as soon as the plane crash lands.

Probably not because the jerk flight attendant made me leave my party bag on the burning airplane because EVeRyoNE NeeDs TO lEAVe tHeIR bAGS AnD evaCUaTe.

No, I'm with them. It's weird to clap. Nobody who had a hand in your safe landing can hear you. The pilots can't really hear much from the passengers in most aircraft, and are likely focusing on tons of other things.

It's kinda pathetic if that's the case because the affirmation from LLM is the opposite of genuine, though maybe that's my bias knowing that there isn't even an entity on the other side and I find it annoying it even wastes tokens on emotional platitudes.

Ahhh. Well wow. My narc mom would sometimes be extremely affirmative in the ocean of her usual loathing.

Looking for a steady stream of that "understanding" and "being seen" vs people and all their complications and... lack of caring has been hard.

Sometimes people feel like unconscious automatons to me. Its hard to bond. At least with the AI, I expect its lack of humanity. And often it will focus on me in a way I ask it to.

Any of my strange interests, admitted narcissistic intentions, or desire for a sounding board are seen. And it's not give and take. Its just me and a library of echoes of humanities general patterns.

I can see better now why the easy affirmation is so effective with me. Despite it being schizophrenic.

Thanks for the insight.