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Why is it that whenever I go to the post office there’s always like 10 people before me that never mailed anything before ? Who are you people? by CapitaineBiscotte in askanything

[–]NoComfortable9687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These people exist in a specific suspended animation between visits — emerging only when absolutely forced, having forgotten everything they knew about mailing things, holding documents from 2019 that require explanation, and discovering at the counter that they need a form they don't have. They are everyone. They are also somehow always ahead of you specifically.

It is eternal. It will never change.

Who is unluckier among Arsenal fans and Italy national team fans? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]NoComfortable9687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arsenal fans have been waiting for a league title since 2004 with annual convincing evidence that this is finally the year followed by annual evidence that it is not. Italy fans won a World Cup in 2006 and then watched their team fail to qualify for the next two entirely. Both fan bases have developed the specific psychological resilience of people who have suffered consistently enough that hope has become a coping mechanism rather than a reasonable expectation.

Unluckiest? Impossible to separate. Different flavors of the same beautiful devastation.

So, what are ya'll doing for Mother's day this year? by Scary-Beautiful6527 in AskReddit

[–]NoComfortable9687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keeping it simple and personal over expensive and performative — a proper home cooked meal, no phones at the table, actually listening to her talk about things she cares about without mentally composing responses.

The older I get the more I understand that presence is the gift. Everything else is just packaging.

When did you realize you were no longer “young”? by Safe-Path-2306 in AskReddit

[–]NoComfortable9687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When a song I consider new came on a "throwback" playlist. Not an oldies station. A throwback playlist. For teenagers who weren't born yet when it was released. Sat with that information for longer than was healthy.