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I think it is extremely well-written and thoughtful and I agree with you. And I think it is definitely attributed to changes in our society - expectations of respectful and mature behavior are diminishing and our culture doesn't value intelligence and thoughtfulness like it once did. At least, the expectations of attempting to be intelligent and thoughtful in one's interactions with people are, again, diminishing.
I think this can be seen in both genders to an extent, but seems to be most pronounced in young men as they are prone to conducting themselves in a more extroverted way - IN GENERAL.
But overall, I find this trend to be very disheartening and it is one of the hardest attitudes for me to deal with on this site. Not that I have hard feelings against anyone for it, in particular, it's just the way things are...but it both irritates me and makes me anxious about where all this is headed.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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