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sounds_sound  ·  3724 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: September 17, 2014

are people hardwired to follow requests without resisting

An old girlfriend of mine worked at an ice cream shop all through high school. One regular customer of theirs was this old guy that would come in and casually ask for "an ice cream cone for one dollar". They didn't sell cones for a dollar but at one point his request had worked because someone didn't want to bother saying no and thus the precedent was set, allowing him a good deal whenever he came in.





ghostoffuffle  ·  3724 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe the only reason I look forward to being old is that I'll be able to pull shit like this.

briandmyers  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The real reason to look forward to growing old is because the alternative sucks even harder :-)

ghostoffuffle  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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lil  ·  3724 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hope not. ;-)

ghostoffuffle  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That was more a self-deprecation than a dig at being old in general- I already have trouble remembering what I had for dinner yesterday, and my body/immune system has been my enemy since I was a teenager. I'm gonna be a hot mess when I'm old.

Besides that, I'm pretty sure my parents are older than you are, lil, and they're way more active/relevant than I am. Age is a state of mind, perhaps?

But hopefully my comment didn't come off as ageist or any other-ist. Sorry if it did!

lil  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Maybe the only reason I look forward to being old is that I'll be able to pull shit like this.

the comment didn't come off as ageist, so much as sad.

I don't know if one ever "looks forward" to being older -- and yes, the body gets older faster than any other part, but on the positive side:

You feel vaguely smart because rather than "pulling shit" you don't have to put up with any shit from anyone unless you want to. More on this another time.