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<DIV>well, thanks for adding reason </DIV>
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<DIV>"J: PREFERENCE FOR A MEANINGFUL LIFE: most folks can't be
bothered by meaningless, empty, and fake gestures such as insincere greetings
that might be misconstrued as so-called friendliness. The search for
meaning is way too energy consuming and can't be distracted, derailed, or
debiked by meaningless.</DIV>
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<DIV>my god, I've suddenly realized how shallow I am.</DIV>
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<DIV>keep em coming.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/17/2006 12:37:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
martian@MIT.EDU writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>If you
were wearing a hat, would you say hi to everyone you saw wearing <BR>a
hat?<BR><BR>What's the point of saying hello anyway? I suspect one might
answer that <BR>question with, "It's nice." Well, I don't think it is; I think
it's <BR>meaningless, empty, and fake.<BR><BR>Personally, I'm already annoyed
by how many people I have to talk to on <BR>a daily basis. The last thing I
want is a 2 second 'conversation' to <BR>reassure someone that I am aware of
their presence.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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