"Replied to an obvious satire article in complete sincerity"
The website was called "The Banter Report." The article was about penguins running for mayor. You wrote three paragraphs in response.
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"Said "I'm terrible with names" as a personality trait instead of a problem to fix"
You have repeated this for fifteen years. In fifteen years you have learned no strategies. The names continue to escape you, unbothered.
"Started the holiday playlist on November 1st"
The calendar offered resistance. You offered a Mariah Carey streak.
"Stealing"
It wasn't yours. You took it anyway. Simple arithmetic with very complicated spiritual consequences.
"Uncharitableness"
It was always about you. Your needs, your wants, your schedule.
"Asked to "try a bite" and took a real bite"
A bite implies a small, socially acceptable quantity. What you took has a name. It's called a portion.
"Callousness"
It was always about you. Your needs, your wants, your schedule.
"Hosted a watch party and ran out of dip by the first quarter"
The chips were left to fend for themselves.
"Re-gifted something and forgot who gave it to you"
The card was still in the box. So was the original giver, in the audience.
"Robbery"
It wasn't yours. You took it anyway. Simple arithmetic with very complicated spiritual consequences.
"Sent a "thinking of you" text to someone you've been meaning to properly catch up with for two years"
The text was kind. The text was also a substitute for the actual conversation. The conversation remains unscheduled.
"Set an out-of-office that provides no useful alternative contact"
"I'm away and will respond when I return." When? To what? Who covers you? The auto-reply has raised more questions than it answered.