The standard human:

>Can only think & talk about themselves and their own interests (usually mental-health, football and movie quotes).

>Will never ask you questions, regardless of your experiences.

>Cannot be criticized, will only listen to praise.

>Won’t actually listen to anything you’re saying unless you’re praising them, they will instead just wait to talk.

>Thinks it’s really smart and unique, no matter how conformist and retarded it actually is.

>Auto-pilots through most of its life, is rarely ‘sapient’; not fully conscious.

>Does not make its own choices. Looks to screens, ads and other humans to determine what holds value.

>Cannot ‘count its blessings’ or truly appreciate anything. It can only measure the quality of its life by how much perceived-suffering it endures.

>Believes buying more stuff will reduce its suffering.

>Will do as little as physically possible, then wonder why it’s depressed.

>Believes it holds equal (or greater) value to an extreme minority of better humans, who actually think & do stuff independently.

And I didn’t think it was possible but in my life-time they’ve gotten even dumber, especially in the last five years.

… by Blair Cottrell

Roth Note: This opinion is certainly not applicable to all humans, but I would agree with Mr. Cottrell that it is for the vast majority. I’ll admit to having been guilty, on occasion, of ‘not actually listening, but waiting to talk.’ The key is to recognize that problem and correct it. Focus on the speaker before speaking myself. Difficult to have true communication unless one listens. That old saying about two ears and one mouth?