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by TrinaryWorksToo 669 days ago
Ads. Ads are forcing me to care about the Olympics. Peer pressure forces me to watch the Olympics to know what people are talking about.
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> Ads are forcing me to care about the Olympics.

Are they? At worst they force you to notice that the olympics are going on.

> Peer pressure forces me to watch the Olympics to know what people are talking about.

Talk about something else with these people if the olympics don't interest you...

I don't control other people's topics of conversation.

You're correct, they force me to notice over and over again.

> I don't control other people's topics of conversation.

Talk with other people then...

> You're correct, they force me to notice over and over again.

Boo-hoo.

> Boo-hoo Just because it didn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother me.

> Talk with other people then...

So you have more options than I do it seems, doesn't justify being rude.