May 2009
7 posts
'Century of the Self' is So 20th Century →
“We evolved as social primates who hardly ever encountered strangers in prehistory,” Dr. Miller says. “So we instinctively treat all strangers as if they’re potential mates or friends or enemies. But your happiness and survival today don’t depend on your relationships with strangers. It doesn’t matter whether you get a nanosecond of deference from a shopkeeper or a stranger in an airport.” nytimes
EMPATHY!
gift
mindStylez!
floundering shit-fish
bumptious bum
lazy lazarus
mental masturbator
cudgel of chaos
loquacious lothario
bellicose besotto and/or sentimental sot
big dreamer small doer
guilt gobbler
shoulder shrugger
defensive dismisser
picking perfectionist
nagging narrator
languishing loner
compulsive comparer
atavistic affector
sanctimonious sacrificer