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Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

What People Who Use Phones or Laptops in Coffee Shops Without Headphones Can Possibly Be Thinking

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Shalom Auslander
Aug 16, 2024
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- That everyone else on Earth has fucking died.

- That they are fascinating, despite all evidence to the contrary.

- That when God in Genesis 1:28 said, “Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground,” he was speaking specifically to them. To Sheila and Eddie, at the counter at Joe’s Coffee,…

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