On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Ernest wrote:
> Oh, I know. Getting mugged isn't personal either, it's just a means to an
> end.
Ernest, how can this be compared to a mugging? Have you ever been mugged?
I haven't, but I'm sure the experience is much worse.
> I'm not an idealist about this stuff. I know that most people are basically
> self centered and self interested. The part that bothers me is that, since
> sneakiness and this sort of borderline deceit doesn't come naturally to me,
> I was caught with my mouth open when the pie hit my face -so to speak, and I
> felt stupid for not knowing better, for not assuming that people will always
> find a way to beat the system at everyone elses expense. I was left feeling
> foolish and gullable when I should have known better -that's what really
> annoys me.
More Prozac, please.
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