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Burning up and out

Posted on August 28, 2014August 29, 2014 Phrost

I had a short conversation with an Internet friend today, that stirred the coals of a sort of existesntialist burnout I’ve been feeling for a while now. She’s someone I only really know by her occasional posts on various threads, including mine, but whose opinions

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Discussion: The Necessity of Politeness

Posted on July 9, 2009July 9, 2009 Phrost

I know I quote Heinlein way too much, but: Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untravelled, the naive, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as “empty,”

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