You have entered my time capsule. Let’s start with this idea – language is compressed cognition. Words chunk thoughts. We load what context is available, and the rest is a Rorschach test. What expressions do you default to, out of habit? Does it carry the weight of a conscious person? Or have the weekly “lol”, “yep”, “how was your weekend” become part of your npc programming? Shake off the conditioning. Don’t feel cornered into social obedience. ...