I’ve notice in recent conversations here in New York City that many people manage avoid saying a certain well known name, by substituting the phrase “The Idiot”. Everybody knows exactly who is being referred to, but avoiding the actual name seems to reduce the general stress level.<\/p>\n
In addition to stress itself, there are a various other related emotions at play right now, including fear, anger, disgust and disbelief. And all of these are adding to the general level of stress.<\/p>\n
Strangely, people don’t need to check with each other about this. They just spontaneously say “The Idiot” and everything is understood.<\/p>\n
It’s nice to see people agreeing on something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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