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How To Not Get Stuck Sitting Next To A Jerk At Dinner
Ugh, it never fails. No matter the size of the group, you always seem to get stuck sitting next to someone you’d rather not be — an overtly intoxicated uncle at your brother’s wedding, a co-worker that believes closed-mouth chewing is more suggestion than rule, or the girl you wish you hadn’t started a conversation with at a party.
Should You Ruin Lives With Facebook Search?
Facebook search can find a lot of cool things, like every photo you’ve liked, friends who share interests, friends who share restaurants, and maybe even your next wife! (?) But it could also completely destroy someone’s existence. Should we?
Everybody Should Follow These Rules For Using Their Phone
Because everyone has the freaking internet on their phone these days, we’ve forgotten common decency in how to use them. There is such thing as phone etiquette! And we should all follow such rules. Cartoonist Ted Slampyak created propaganda-style posters that details a few rules on how to use a phone in public.
Counterpoint: How To Lose Friends And Alienate People Using IMessage
Nobody enjoys being ignored. It is the worst, most loathsome feeling in the world. And being ignored via text message is the double worst, because your whole body is practically salivating for that familiar chime or buzz alert, and it just. never. comes. It’s like the worst, most emotionally fraught, prolonged sneeze. Have I made my point?
Is The Truth Sometimes Best Served Over Email?
There’s usually no escaping a difficult conversation, but at least nowadays we can choose the medium in which the chat takes place. There’s certainly a premium placed on in-person conversations — really, you just want to be there with the person, see his or her facial expressions and reactions. It’s also nice to have the guarantee of an instant reply.
Ignore All Your Friends And Get Away With It
Smartphone are incredible social tools. They give us the power to ignore other people like never before. In fact, not having to ever speak to humans might just be the best part. Here’s how to block everyone, every time, without ever facing any consequences.
