Nor were all illiterate people.

Racism isn’t just when a person thinks their race has superior ability. It’s also when we design systems that statistically harm brown people. In my country a lot of racism is thinly veiled as dealing with illegal immigrants. We used to require that you know how to read in order to vote.

Then I wouldn’t need as much buffer time in the first place. The sitting and waiting is because I didn’t know how long the delays would be.

I’m a big fan of saying excuse me and apologizing profusely with nice cheap words while smashing right through other inconsiderate people. Whoops sorry!

Could traffic cones help or do the passers-by just kick them?

It’s a little easier to see it that way as a survivor, especially if you didn’t lose anyone close to you.

I appreciate these, they keep the freaks out of Ralph’s.

Because the person in question might be an immigrant from a country where our supermarkets aren’t normal, or have a neurological disease you can’t see.

I showed Erowid to my daughter and it felt both insane and responsible at the same time.

I’m the old bald guy. My self-imposed restriction is not taking ADHD meds.