Every bloody day. No, seriously - every day. Go look at some numbers for your area, then get a grip.

"Way too small a number to judge the whole group"

Not all cyclists have a disregard for motorists fb357, but a hell of a lot of other motorists do! Reserve your hate for those unthinking creatures in two tons of plastic and metal.

Do you think "awful" really covers it, or were you working on assonance with the lead? Maybe atrocious, or abominable, if you really must stick with the letter 'a'.

As an accountant, I've heard "you didn't tell me!" more than once in my career. More often than not, the response I've given has been "here's a copy of my report/email/note" - you just chose not to read it or listen."

Nope, sorry; if the speakers are playing to the air instead your ears only, it's selfish regardless. You have no way of knowing if the person sitting beside you has tinnitus, being aggravated by the shitty little speaker beeping away.

Dear MotherWithoutLove:

I know what you mean, and I don't get offended easily. I'm working on my "stuff", like everyone else. Cheers.

There are pitfalls to this method as well (saying "happy" to someone who's experiencing depression...) but it's generally better because it allows the person to focus on the component of their life that is going well, and they can respond to you with that.

If you know them well enough that they've mentioned it to you, it's fair game. Otherwise, just no.

Credit for "dookiestain" and "you love reflective surfaces". I was trying to drink coffee as I read.

Right. When you decide to try and join the human race, don't be surprised that your application is rejected.

I was referring to the "mistreatment of others" and "self-involvement, delusion, or skew." I'd gathered them all into one list in my addled mind, which of course isn't how you wrote them.

Now you're putting a smile on my face. Thanks!

Then quit responding, maybe? Glad you enjoyed reading it.

No, I'm describing your behaviour as evidencing an unwillingness to partake of the social structure.

I found it clear that you're describing I_LOVE_ORANGE!!!'s arguments as being morally bankrupt, not that you're describing them as such. Good on you for writing about the behaviour, not the person.

"Because more often than not, the people who do the illegal parking are so selfish that they'll never see that they're now holding someone else up, nor do they care."

Your own responses to seoultrain smell just like this. They and others have explained other possible avenues of action, and your responses indicate that…

I'd argue that only the first of your list is a full-stop. The others leave room for viewing, if you will, dependent upon the nature of the self-involvement, delusion, or skew.

I wasn't taking issue with your framework, really - and shouldn't have used "slippery slope" to describe it. In truth, we each decide where our effective boundaries lie.