I got a rather infuriating awakening today. My phone alert buzzing woke me up, so I figured I might as well check it. It was one of my friends saying she doesn't know how I can be friends with one of my other friends and her family based on stuff other friend's dad posts of Facebook. So I spent about a half hour sending replies describing the characteristics of individual family members, pointing out the goodness in their characters, and yeah, we disagree a lot (other friend and her family are my truther friends), but when in the bluest of blue hell did that ever become a disqualifying condition for friendship? I don't know what has gotten into my friend, she used to never complain or whine, and since I've been back I've discovered she has picked up whining and complaining about things millennials whine and complain about.
I can't thank god I'm a country boy, but thank whatever I'm an 80s kid who got out into the world before technology soured society.