Posted by Declan on May 15, 2006, at 18:45:04
In reply to You have the right to remain silent..., posted by curtm on May 15, 2006, at 13:25:49
Hey Curt
These days when I meet someone I might say "You look good", and I immediately think "maybe I'd feel better if you didn't", or "better than I thought you would". You might know that Gore Vidal quote which goes something like "every time one of my friends achieves something a little part of me dies". We're a competitive lot, and this is made worse by our culture of winners and losers. People have no doubt always been competitive but the sense of community softened it mre in the past. And envy too. All those things in our minds.
Declan
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