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JF's avatar

And that applies to every crazy motherf***er in the world, but that doesn’t mean I want to engage on a personal level. I’m fine studying them as curiosities, from a safe distance. (Maybe you were being sarcastic.)

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Sheaster's avatar

I was not but a teensy bit wiseass, yeah.

I don't think reading articles counts as engagement. If it does, I'm engaging way, way too much!

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JF's avatar

You’re right. Reading isn’t engaging. I don’t know why, but it feels illicit to me to go there. Maybe I’m unable to maintain psychological distance. I feel the same about porn, kinda.

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Sheaster's avatar

Very interesting. I know it's not most people's thing. I guess it matters enough to me to do it myself.

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William's avatar

As long as you don’t end up on blood pressure medicine.

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JF's avatar

I’m glad you do.

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