I think that people like the condescending attitude. We have grown up with egos trained by what others think we should aspire too. If we voice our own thoughts we are told that we are not enlightened and should not opine so foolishly. We grow up on a diet of you don't deserve this and because of that we buy into the thought that is what is really for sale and that we are to purchase it with our own peace of mind and integrity. So it becomes palatable in a Pavlovian way. You could not possibly be as happy as me and you don't deserve to but you should buy what I am selling. Shoulds are dangerous things. Well I stopped buying it and I am afraid that most people are going to have to used to the fact that I am no longer so involved in the good opinion of others. It is just not worth my peace of mind. I have seen others who call this piece funny. I see it more as an indictment of the status quo and the sales pitch that we are meant to pay for the pretense of others.
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