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Birdingmom's avatar

I think for him, it started long before covid - an unwillingness to learn from others/being unteachable.

I wouldn't label your attempts as failures b/c you don't know the end result for those who read your essays. See yourself as a gardener: they are seeds planted, others water and someone else may reap the harvest. 😺❤️

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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

Ah, good point. Indeed, that close-minded intolerance has been sown in the culture for a long time, achieving peak fanaticism during Trump’s presidency and perfectly conditioning people for their Covidian programming.

I like the gardening metaphor—that’s a positive way to look at it :-)

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Birdingmom's avatar

Brilliant observation about the connection between TDS and conditioning for covid! He's been checking the boxes for awhile now.

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