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  • If you always go when your presence is requested, tell them no and say you just don’t feel like going. Then watch how your so-called friend will “friendsplain” why you actually need to come and all the perks that will involve, as if you were five years old and completely oblivious to the most basic things.

    How to Spot a Fake Friend

  • His friends try to placate him. And worse, they patronize him. They friendsplain. They try to explain to him the way of the world, which, according to them, is linear: do good, experience good. Do bad, act wickedly, experiencing suffering.

    Nose to the Grindstone / Head to The Stars: Cultivating a Relationship with the Beyond – Society Hill Synagogue 2026

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