P Narc

Definite pscyho narcissist vibes. Unfortunately I know the type all too well.

Big Lunch

You know the inflation numbers are a lie when it’s right at $50 for two people to eat lunch at a lunch counter type place (not even a real sit-down restaurant). And yeah, sure, it’s California. But I go to a lot of other states and places and it’s nearly the same in all the others too.

Prices are mostly irrelevant to me, but damn that seems like a lot.

Bait Hate

Not quite for either person’s analysis, but close. The interviewer is baiting Sydney by attempting to be affiliative/friendly. She’s trying to incite Sydney into saying something provocative or damaging with a credible attempt at comity. And it failed utterly, though it would’ve worked on most people. Such a great clip. 999 out of a 1,000 people would’ve fallen right into that trap. It made me like and respect Sydney a ton more that she batted it aside effortlessly.

The interviewer is attempting to play her and got played instead. You love to see it.

Gap

Ha, that’s great.

Natural

I’ve noticed that nearly all of the people who claim there is no such thing as human nature have never had kids. No kids for me and I will never have any, but there certainly is a human nature. It’s completely obvious if you spend even a little time around small children.

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