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A Note From A Friend

Quite a few years ago, a group of Jeff’s close friends from high school used to have a very active Facebook group. They mostly talked about sports and kids, but occasionally they would discuss whatever the major issue of the day happened to be.

One season, a particular issue rose up that stirred some debate among them. Several of them chose one side, most weren’t that invested, and a few took the other. And this is what Jeff’s friend admitted:

I was in the first camp and let me tell you, did I take myself seriously. Believing myself to be in the right, I loaded up on arguments, counterarguments, historical data, and I went to town. Being a reasonably smart guy and decent writer (forgive the immodesty), I went hard. Really hard. Whenever anyone tried to argue with me, I answered with sarcasm and smarminess. I may have been “right” in my arguments, but there’s no excuse for my behavior. I was a jerk.