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Josh Watched #3: April 2020

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JM Olejarz
May 02, 2020
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Hi! The Atlantic says we’re not supposed to ask “How are you?” right now, since the likely, conversation-killing answer is: “Terrible, thanks, and you?” One of the greetings it suggests instead is “What am I interrupting?,” which lets the other person talk about something — god, anything — besides how terrible they are. I like that idea, but the phrasin…

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