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[jurisimpudent]

I'll not waste my breath pointing out the utter idiocy of your plans to join this game; such words are, to my way of thinking, trite by virtue of their inevitability. Yes, you - like nearly everyone else - have comparatively limited time. And, of course, you wish to play the martyr over this, agonize and complain, so that others will know just how busy and important you are. I'm not going to enable such self-indulgent behavior.

Rather, I'll merely tell you this: if you think you're so utterly and terribly busy, if you think that you've so little time, then don't waste it further with whining. Instead, make it count. I've no use for someone who will dither rather than be a productive member of society.

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[motioned]

You just got angry a minute ago! You prove that not everybody does!

[jurisimpudent]

I didn't get angry. And you can't prove a negative. That's a logical fallacy.

[motioned]

Well neither of us know everyone on the planet, so neither of us know for sure, but I know that you were angry, no matter how many big words you use!

[jurisimpudent]

I was miffed. And nothing more!

[motioned]

That's another word for angry, isn't it?

[jurisimpudent]

No. It's not. It means irritated.

[motioned]

But irritated means angry!

[jurisimpudent]

No such thing. The concepts are quite distinct.

[motioned]

Then what's the difference?

[jurisimpudent]

One can be irritated at a noise. Would you ever be actually angry at a noise?

[motioned]

Doesn't it depend on the noise?

[jurisimpudent]

Are you saying you could actually be angry at any noise?

[motioned]

Not me, and not any noise, but some people might get angry at some noises!

[jurisimpudent]

Well, I don't. The point is simply that I am not so prone to useless emotion.

[motioned]

No emotion is useless!

[jurisimpudent]

All emotion is useless.

[motioned]

That isn't true at all! Every feeling is precious... If you aren't feeling anything at all, there's no point in living!

[jurisimpudent]

Of course there is. One need not be a sentimental fool to be productive.

[motioned]

What's the point if being productive if you don't enjoy it? Or if you aren't even happy other people enjoy it?

[jurisimpudent]

Because - it - helps them.

[motioned]

But then you're happy or glad that it helps them!

[jurisimpudent]

No. It's not about happiness.

[motioned]

What's it about?

[jurisimpudent]

It's...not important, thank you.

[motioned]

Why would you say that if it's not important?