@ruima I see this in my newly college grad cousin, who tells me about this stuff. It seems like a status symbol of the in group to believe these things and act this way.
@patrickc I would guess cell phone usage and being more online. Human relationships and connections are brain builders and with the phone there’s less of that
so painstakingly writing goodreads reviews is kind worth it? I got my first cold DM on goodread and it's so endearing & sweet. she asked me about my intellectual interests, and it was delightful
@esrtweet Proto Anatolian lacks words for chariot parts, so is assumed to be pre-arrival of them. Interesting whether 3 gendered noun classes came about due to this technology and the societal changes it brought.
@simulacronist I had a similar close call near church station where a clearly unstable guy mumbling to himself suddenly lunged toward me and hit me on the back of my head. Luckily he didn’t have a weapon, but it’s the stuff that gives you ptsd