"Receiving an unannounced phone call is listed in the DSM-V as a traumatic event.
"Also, remember to be careful with your wording: if you text 'Call me,' that is assault."
pointsincase.com/articles/the-rules-of-modern-phone-etiquette-by-a-totally-healthy-introvert
"I’m frankly confused by the apparent lack of attention and exploration around this use case. Especially since some early indicators suggest the way people are currently using generative AI leads to a reduction in critical thinking"
A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment
I have a coworker who is grieving their father, who I knew, and was one of the good ones. In my notes last week I wrote, "Grief is the most universal human experience, but experienced differently by every human, and no human wants to experience it fully. In this way it is the thing that brings us the closest to God."
The feelings of grief honor the one we are grieving.
Diminishing those feelings, or attempting platitudes about God's will, dishonor the mystery of the Greatest Love and its attempts to connect with its creation.
When grieving, find those that hold without speaking. Find quiet, complex music.
