
~C12-1
^Hey hey!
Oh, wait a second...
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~C12-2
^Don't worry I'm not here to talk to you about politics or anything like that...
I know most people here seem to do that whenever they have a moment...
>People should mind their own business.=C12-3-1
>I wish they wouldn't waste my time.=C12-3-2
>I don't really mind it.=C12-3-3

~C12-3-1-1-1-1
^Yeah, people don't always have the best tact.
But they're probably riled up pretty bad about something.
It's easy to get defensive, but I've learned if you're patient and show you're actually willing to listen then most people appreciate that.
&C12-4

~C12-3-1-1-1
^Me neither! But I realized there's a big difference between being told what to think, and just being asked to think.
Like, we're all still learning new things every day. At least we should be.
I'm not too proud to admit when I don't know something.
>Some people are unreasonable though.=C12-3-1-1-1-1
>I don't mind thinking about things.=C12-3-3

~C12-3-1-1-2
^Not on everything.
But just going in with a more open mind I found that on a basic level we would agree on most things.
Surprisingly unexpected!
&C12-4

~C12-3-1-1
^And they let me ask questions. They were patient too.
I think we hit a lot of common ground.
Made me think about a lot of things I hadn't thought about before too.
>I don't like being told what to think.=C12-3-1-1-1
>Did you end up agreeing with them?=C12-3-1-1-2

~C12-3-1
^That's exactly how I felt when I started here too.
Keep your opinions to yourself!
But like, I listened anyways, to be polite...
&C12-3-1-1

~C12-3-2-1-1
^I mean, if someone wouldn't shut up about how great burgers were and how much I needed to try a burger, that wouldn't make burgers any less good...
The same as aggravating 'preaching' doesn't make a fact less true...
Right?
&C12-4

~C12-3-2-1
^Yeah. It happens.
You don't necessarily have to like them.
But I don't think that's necessarily a reason to reject their opinions either...
&C12-3-2-1-1

~C12-3-2-2-1
^But I don't think it ever hurts to listen to what someone might have to say.
If you go in with an open mind you never know what might come out again.
&C12-4

~C12-3-2-2
^I know. There's so much going on in the world these days. So many issues. It doesn't stop!
You do have to pick your battles ultimately...
&C12-3-2-2-1

~C12-3-2
^Yeah, I'm not keen on that stuff myself.
But I realized that other people probably wouldn't be talking about it unless it was really important to them.
So I try to listen when they come to me with a concern.
>Some people are way too preachy.=C12-3-2-1
>I just don't have the capacity for it.=C12-3-2-2

~C12-3-3
^Right on.
I've actually learned a lot just by listening to other people around here.
Even if I don't agree with them, I always have to question my own beliefs, and I usually end up learning something in the process.
&C12-4

~C12-4
^People are funny. But also amazing a lot of the time.
At least that's one of things I've learned working here...
Sorry... I can't actually remember why I wanted to talk to you now...
Maybe catch you later!
