“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away.”

This one hit me hard. I wish what Billy said was true, but it isn’t that simple. As we get older, it gets very difficult to remember everything clearly. When people say “a house full of memories”, what they really mean is a “a house full of memory triggers”. Mr. Crystal, his wife, and his children have lost a lot of those triggers to the fire.

I might be silly and sentimental, but this made me genuinely very sad.

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    It’s become a common and accepted practice to twist the words of others to drive a narrative, to misinform, to bully, and to gain power. Given the opportunity, I will call it out.

    It’s also a sad and common practice to reject the meaning of words. We have the world’s information at our fingertips yet people often prefer righteousness over facts.

    Be mindful of the words you chose to use.

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      It’s become a common and accepted practice to twist the words of others to drive a narrative, to misinform, to bully, and to gain power. Given the opportunity, I will call it out.

      You’re going to have to make a choice then, and maybe you already have. You have to either choose everyone is out to get you and approach every situation as adversarial, as you did here, or you choose to assume the best of someone that they aren’t actively trying to get you. Part of your decisions should weight whats at stake. If its your life savings on the line then absolutely, be wary. If the stakes are just losing a pissing match on the internet, maybe be a little less guarded. The worst that could happen is someone, of whom you have a low opinion anyway, will put words on a screen you don’t like.

      The approach you used here, if you use it everywhere, will have you looking like an aggressive jerk to everyone you interact with for even the simplest of conversations. I doubt that is your intent, but it will be the result.

      It’s also a sad and common practice to reject the meaning of words. We have the world’s information at our fingertips yet people often prefer righteousness over facts.

      You’re assuming way too much of the general public, and also ignoring that many you’re interacting with on the internet have English as their second, third, or fourth language. Setting the expectation that all of those you interact with will have the same advanced lexicon as you might also leave you unhappy.

      Be mindful of the words you chose to use.

      I was, and you bit my head off for it. If you’re looking to have people avoid interacting with you in a positive and supportive manor, just keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll get your wish.

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        I simply suggested that you use the resources available to you before calling people out. The appropriate response would be, “Oops. Sorry, I confused empathy and grief.” It’s an easy mistake and an easy apology that would have been respectfully accepted.

        Instead, you’ve chosen to double down on your attack and have continued to treat me as an aggressor.

        It’s apparent that you’ve been indoctrinated by modern internet / “Karen” culture. I offered to help you but you’ve been unwilling to acknowledge your mistake. You’ve made it my fault that you misread, misinterpreted, and misquoted what I wrote. This is something that could transcend your own real life and affect the relationships you have with people. The next person you misquote may not be as generous.

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          I simply suggested that you use the resources available to you before calling people out.

          Is that what you did? I saw what you posted instead which was this:

          Perhaps you should open a dictionary before you make such assumptions about people in a public space.

          That is hardly the helpful tip you made it out to be.

          Instead, you’ve chosen to double down on your attack and have continued to treat me as an aggressor.

          Again, look at what you posted. You’ve been aggressive to me from the start. I even gave you the benefit of the doubt, and talked to you like a reasonable person.

          This is something that could transcend your own real life and affect the relationships you have with people. The next person you misquote may not be as generous.

          I’m going to simply chalk up your responses as you having a bad day. I don’t know what in life caused you to see enemies around every corner. I hope, in time, you can heal from that.

          Have a great day! (don’t worry, this isn’t some kind of bullying. I honestly hope you have a good day.)