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		macintux on Sept 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Native Linux GPU Driver for Apple M1 It took me a few years to figure out when strangers said “How you doing?” they didn’t actually want to know. To the best I can recall that wasn’t a common greeting when I was young.

naikrovek on Oct 1, 2022 [–]

I still don't understand why people do this. if you don't want to know how I'm doing, DON'T ASK HOW I AM DOING. ask something else.

smalltalk is just lies upon lies so you don't notice larger lies later in the conversation. smalltalk is manipulation and is dishonest and it's awful.

I want off this planet.

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