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I should unfriend you for sounding like an adult. Wait, I never friended you in the first place because I never cared about that Twitt... I mean "X" and Faceboo... I mean "Meta" stuff in the first place. Carry on I guess.

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The "You're either with me or against me" thing was already weird in high school...I can't believe we're still doing that 😐

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Exactly how I feel. But our primitive instincts run deep!

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I enjoyed this well written article. It makes me reflect on my own tactics of « unfriending » people that think differently. Thank you for enlightening me.

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Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for reading

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I will link to people I do not agree with. The question is not if I like their approach or agree with them, but if I find their analysis thoughtful and interesting. If it appears to me that they are living in a different mental reality, fail the bozo test, or are primarily playing status / attention games, I will not pay attention.

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Solid strategy.

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I just unfollow (but stay Facebook friends) with friends who are losing their shit over politics. Then I’ll check in from time to time to see if they’ve calmed down.

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Haha that's a good strategy. It feels like people losing it is a recurring cycle that you can just wait out and return when once people settle down.

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Excellent point, well made. And well written!

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Glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks for reading Mark

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