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I have no idea how to answer that (lemmy.ca)
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[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

STRANGER: A penny for your thoughts?

ME: I hope you have the time and energy for a three hour lecture of the history and engineering (maybe) of this obscure component of a fictional universe I've created. Do you prefer law or railways?

[–] marciealana@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Word

[–] cyberfae@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I describe it as chaos

[–] VoxAdActa@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is part of why I got into writing.

"Whatcha thinkin' about?"

"Oh, my book! Let me tell you all about it! Or, better, do you want to read it? Here, I'll send it to you!"

I either get a beta reader for my latest project, or they never ask me stupid questions like that again. It's win/win.

[–] Persen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Then they hate you. This happened to me a couple of times.