I keep thinking about this post

re: #259 Guanxi88

and thinking that I was once an silly, affected 18 year-old.* I bet a lot of you were, too. The difference is that we affected UP, towards intelligence and sophistication.

I think the reason he’s stuck, the reason he affected down is that something is deeply wrong inside. Or just evil.

*I had a thing for fountain pens, and spent money on the cartridges I just didn’t have. I still have the pen, and get it out just to look at, just because.