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> The problem

there is no problem. It's a friendly greeting. Sorry your life is such a bummer.

Try saying, "Great, and you?" even if you don't mean it at all. You get back what you give out.

Edit: you can also say, "Shitty. It sucks to be me." That might even be honest, judging from the responses.



> Try saying, "Great, and you?" even if you don't mean it at all. You get back what you give out.

Yes, that is exactly the problem. It invites fake responses and real responses are not appreciated at all. It's just noise.


as I said: there is no problem. You prefer to live in a private hell, and there are lots of ways to signal that non-verbally.


> You prefer to live in a private hell

Sorry? Are you a mind reader or something?


a mind reader? no, it's fairly clear in your writing.


Forgive me if I think you're offensive. If it would please you to ignore my writings and refrain from commenting from now on that would help to reduce the discomfort.

Unbelievable.


If you don't want comments, you can always refrain from commenting yourself. It'll save you from "offensive" replies. Try it.


I think you got confused about who you were replying to.


I see one name all the way down, and it's not you.


Private hell or public hell, you’re still in hell.


> Try saying, "Great, and you?" even if you don't mean it at all.

Nothing I hate more than a liar.


Try going without lying for a week. I think there are even movies about that.


https://imdb.com/title/tt0119528/

> Was it good for you?

> I've had better.




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