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I only conceded it insofar as everyone can be wrong sometimes, but at least those people seem to have a protocol to deal with it.Most people don't, and are fine with it. I stand on the side of those who care and are trying.

As for smugness, it is subjective. Are those people smug ? Or are they talking passionately about some issue with the confidence of someone who feel what they are talking about and are expecting for it to resonate ? It's the eye of the beholder I guess.

For example what you call my smugness is what I would a slightly depressed attitude fueled by the fact that it's sometimes hard to relate to other people feelings and behavior.






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