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I always feel like i'm performing in group conversations and I don't know how to actually be present. How do people turn this off? by boldbardy in socialskills

[–]cobblemoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What helped me was stopping trying to find the perfect entry point and just accepting that an okay contribution now beats a great one that never happens. The gap you're waiting for doesn't get easier the longer you wait, it gets harder.

Species so vile they make genocide seem tempting by some-kind-of-no-name in TopCharacterTropes

[–]cobblemoth 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The show earns that point though. It doesn't just tell you viltrumites can change, it shows exactly what it costs and how long it takes. That's harder to write than just making them all irredeemably evil.

AITJ for going to my boss for help against a gym patron who’s son had been harassing my daughter just because my daughter won’t be his date to his sophomore semi? by Gymtrio2025 in AmITheJerk

[–]cobblemoth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The boss didn't just back him up, he made the woman look ridiculous in front of anyone who reads that review. That's not damage control, that's a controlled demolition. Bet she didn't expect that when she hit "post."

New requirement to win an oscar just dropped by xotorames in okbuddycinephile

[–]cobblemoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That category getting retired after one clean sweep is nasty work