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I like that people like different things, even if I can’t see what they see in it. Nobody should be made to feel like a freak for liking something, or being interested in something.

If we can’t be social, how can we implement socialism?

What is your favourite topic?

Yes! I know that feeling. David Foster Wallace wrote in one of his novels, I forget which, something like “how strange that I can have all this inside me, and to you it’s just words”. When you find something that emotionally resonate with you, art or poetry or anything, do you think that the meaning is what the artist intended, that there’s a 1:1 connection with what the artist felt, or is it more that the art allows us to put meaning into it? Like a more sophisticated and guided Rorschach test?

Oh! Thanks :) I’m trying to imagine this in the situation when they are flapping their wings trying to get out through a closed window. The next time it happens I’ll try to get it so it lies on its back.

This week a bird flew into a room I was in, a small one. Ok, they are actually called blue tit, but don’t let that distract, it’s a nice little bird. Anyway, it couldn’t find its way out, so I had to catch it in my hands. I was afraid I was going to hurt it by mistake, because it was trying to break free from my grip, but I managed to carry it back to the open window and it flew away (seemingly) happy. It’s the second time this happens, so I started searching online for the correct way to carry a small bird that doesn’t want to be carried. I did not find this information, but on a page about pet birds, I found this paragraph: “Spend quality time with your bird in a calm and positive manner. Offer treats, engage in gentle play, and use soft, soothing voices to build trust.” I am not a bird of course, but you know what, that doesn’t sound too bad! I want that. I showed it to my girlfriend and she gave me a look. We’ve been arguing a lot lately because she’s been emotionally distant and sort of spiraling out of control. I just wish I had a life like that “how to treat your bird” description but mutual. Do you know what I mean?

I just lost the game.