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Episode #173 - Transcript — Philosophize This!

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Now usually when this happens…my strategy’s very simple, I just sprint for the door…any possessions I may have at the table my computer, phone whatever it is…I just leave ‘em behind, accept it as a loss, start a NEW life in ANOTHER coffee shop somewhere else…but on THIS PARTICULAR day the guy starts talking to me and I look towards the door as I do, and see that its raining outside…like torrential downpour kind of rain where the rain is going SIDEWAYS… and I make an executive decision in that moment…that I’m gonna TALK to this guy today. I mean, THAT’S what human beings do on this planet, right? They TALK to people. Alright buddy, let’s have a conversation. And you shoulda seen it the guy’s interrupting me…BASICALLY after every three words I say he ASKS me about myself. I tell him I like philosophy. He asks who my favorite philosopher is. I tell him at the TIME I’m feeling Simone Weil, this was years ago. And he’s asking what I LIKE about her so much…sooo I start telling him. I tell hi

Episode #173 - Transcript Jan 10 Written By Philosophize This! So I was sitting in a coffee shop working one time and this guy RANDOMLY started talking to me. Now usually when this happens…my strategy’s very simple, I just sprint for the door…any possessions I may have at the table my computer, phone whatever it is…I just leave ‘em behind, accept it as a loss, start a NEW life in ANOTHER coffee shop somewhere else…but on THIS PARTICULAR day the guy starts talking to me and I look towards the door as I do, and see that its raining outside…like torrential downpour kind of rain where the rain is

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