I was excited to hear that you had posted a Vlog about motorcycle safety. I’m an avid motorcyclist, and was looking forward to having a common topic to discuss. Not able to watch the video right now, but I’m guessing by the tone of this comment that the video isn’t exactly something that a motorcyclist would enjoy, or even be able to respond to.
I don’t think you’re in a position of authority to weigh the risks and benefits of a complicated life choice such as motorcycling. Sucks that we couldn’t have a topic to chat about.
That is an extremely cynical view of human interaction. Some of the people I respect the most are the people who impress me as humans but are also unfailingly nice.
I noticed this in university. The cool and active kids who were welcoming and friendly were a lot more respected than the cool kids who wouldn’t give you the time of day unless you were in their social circle. Anecdatum!
So you are going to be working from home? Or do you plan to tell your prospective employer to just give you a month or so to get your drivers license and then you will show up for work.
I think many of us knew what Robert meant when he typed “Whala.” Technically, “voila” is also incorrect. It’s, Voilà with the grave accent on the - a. Accents are important in French, as you probably know. And Spanish is my native tongue, so…
¡Buenos días, dopers! Bueno, en el hemisferio occidental.
That is an extremely cynical view of human interaction. Some of the people I respect the most are the people who impress me as humans but are also unfailingly nice.
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The optimal strategy of interaction is
– Start out nice to everyone
– Continue being nice to those who are nice
– Those who are not nice have lost their right to my/your civility
That’s not what you said, though. You said if you are nice to people they will tread on you - which sounds like it’s inevitable. Yes, some people will tread on you and anyone, but I wonder if you are just confusing ordinary relationship give and take as “treading”.
Why not post your motorcycle VLOG and let people talk about it. Post it as a separate thread. I think you are quite excellent at statistics and explaining things succinctly and understandably. I think you would do very good as a math tutor.
Why not give people a chance to discuss something with you where you have an actual strength/ability that is good, far above average.
Most people like to talk about their lives. I come from a different culture and my life is very much different from that of most Americans. Thus, many usual items interesting to most people will be boring for me.
