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No one is immune from unconscious defaults. WaPo's Carolyn Hax responds to defaults it's easy for all of us to fall prey to--even though it's exactly what we said we wanted.

Dec 17, 2024
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From Carolyn Hax’ column in the Washington Post on December 11, 2024. I originally posted this as a gift link, but some of you had trouble accessing it—and it’s too on-point to not share. Many of us have been here; the Gen Zs in my own family keep me asking, “why didn’t I think of that???”

Dear Carolyn: I am feeling a lot of resentment — jealousy? — at …

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