Living in the modern world is like walking on a sidewalk instead of on a trail. It seems easier, but if you still walk until you can't walk anymore, your feet will be even sorer. Our artificial creations are not as well tailored to our soles as to the outside world. We are empowered but it is impossible not to take for granted what is granted.
People dread a lull in the conversation except with their best friends.
When you have known someone long enough they know the real you, so you can let your guard down and admit you don't always have great things to say. Letting down your guard is the result of being intimate but can also cause it. Brain atrophy caused by passive thought is a vicious cycle. The worse people get the more they prefer passive thought. People who watch a lot of TV are as bad for you as TV itself.