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A Social Distancing Silver Lining? The Complete Eradication of Small Talk

If you know me, it shouldn’t be a shock to you that this social distancing thing feels specifically tailored for me—-a bespoke social mandate. (If you don’t know me, I’m a Capricorn and apparently an INTJ; distinctions that greatly matter to the people they matter to, and don’t mean shit to anyone else.) Of course…

By

Damon Young

Published

March 18, 2020
Very Smart Brothas

Things About You That No One Actually Gives a Shit About, Ranked

15. Your dreams (and not like your hopes and dreams and shit—people should care about those—but the dream you had last night about clowns and chicken-fried tofu. No one cares). 14. Your unsolicited dating preferences. 13. Your parenting advice if you’ve never had children and your marriage advice if you’ve never been married (also, it…

By

Damon Young

Published

March 26, 2018
Very Smart Brothas

Small Talk Is Trash and the World Would Be a Better Place if Everyone Just Stopped Doing It

There is a man right now standing in line at a place where he is waiting to get a quick meal, perhaps. Or maybe a small coffee. Just something to help him through the day. He is not having a particularly bad or good day—it’s a regular, run-of-the-mill, mundane Wednesday. Later that day, he might…

By

Damon Young

Published

November 29, 2017