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my friends held an intervention for me to "stop asking intimidately specific questions". i tried to explain that i am just a good listener but there is apparently "a line between follow-up questions during small talk and interrogation tactics that gets crossed sometimes". turns out my curious nature is "scaring the hoes"

sadclowncentral

when i asked for examples i was told that "do you think your tendency to show appreciation through restoration is part of a greater life philosophy or is that coincidental?" and "is your communication with allied forces satellite or radar based and is it vurnerable to cyber attacks?" are apparently "inappropriate questions to ask someone you just met at a club". but i disagree. as if you wouldn't be a little bit curious about the answer? yeah that's what i thought

sadclowncentral

[ID: question by anonymous: did they answer the question though ///end ID]

the navy officer i asked about cyber attacks did answer my question very thoroughly. he also answered other questions such as "when refueling on sea, which boat is the primary course holder?" and "would switching to another government branch affect your retirement benefits?" and generally provided a lot of information over the course of a fascinating hour that as a former government employee myself i am pretty sure he should not have told me. but i also think he would have told me his social security number if i asked nicely (i didn't, I was busy learning about the tactical advantages of speedboats).

the guy obsessed with boat refurbishment that i asked about his tendency towards preservation gave me a really haunted look, said "holy fuck" and then after a moment of consideration "i think i am too drunk. i'm going home" and proceeded to leave. in my defense, it was well and truly meant as genuine curiosity and not as the attempt at psychological warfare it turned out to be. he unfortunately did not answer my question.

...he was also the catalyst for the intervention i received.

findingfeather

OP your friends are 100% wrong and “that person at the bar who asks you the question that makes you rethink your whole life because they Actually Listened” is a long, storied and honourable place in the pantheon of strangers you will meet. Sounds like you’re doing a bang up job, well done.

the-real-seebs

yeah, you're fine, please keep doing that, it's important work.

egberts

the world's smallest carnivore is called the "least weasel" 😭😭 i'm dying but like if it's the smallest carnivore then it sure is the least amount of weasel you can have 😭😭😭

sator-the-wanderer

Look at him: this is absolutely the least amount of weasel you can have

apas-95

sun zi said that. and I think she knows a little bit more about weasels than you do

featherwurm

I think Councilor Sevika deserves a fucking break (hot bath, good alcohol, decent smoke.) She's kinda... yanno... been through it.

sinshiney

Harrow Nova AU #999 (memes under the cut)

catgirlcadaver-deactivated20241

I am looking neither respectfully nor disrespectfully. I gaze without recognition of your form, and without understanding.

theofficialjonbeers

Me without my glasses

creativepromptsforwriting

Don't forget to feed your wip some lines of fresh words today and then let it roam free in your head.

ryan-sometimes

Booby traps? Sure, I would easily fall into a trap if I saw boobs

netherworldpost

despite being interviewed individually, all four gave the exact same response

wetchickenbreast

life tip: you can listen to a song on loop

bsideheart

but watch out

grargll

anexperimentallife

prismatic-bell

I’m 33 and American. This myth is so widespread here I didn’t know the truth until I was TWENTY-NINE. I was literally taught something similar IN COLLEGE—that the Puritans were so reactionary in America as a result of what happened to them in England. And this was in a class about the history of witchcraft accusations and the Salem witch trials. Like, we were taught that they were horrible HERE, but the narrative was still that they faced injustice in England.

This wasn’t a stupid teacher, either. She had her first doctorate and was pursuing a second. Basically everything else I learned in that class checks out. The myth just runs THAT DEEP.