April 8, 2004
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The Chaos Machine
There have been some people in my life that seem to bring nothing but trouble with them. There is always something going horribly wrong in their life, and they want everyone else to fix it. When others give them advice, they shoot it down, and then continue to whine about their situation. They are caught in something someone called “the chaos machine.” I think psychologists would call these people Borderline Personalities. Everything is a cause to be fought. Everything is something to be concerned over. And it has to be fought by them.
It feels really nice to slough these people off.
As I spend my day working to fix things that are concerning (like LIFE AND DEATH), it is really amusing to come home and have people call me to tell me about their “problems.”
From now on, if someone wants me to solve their “problems”, they’ll have to pay me $50/hour.
The quicker Matt and I build up our savings, the farther we can get from those who would want us to maintain their “chaos machine.”
Comments (1)
i’m thinking about starting up my own “griping” business too… but i’m thinking more along the lines of a random $73.27 an hour so people look at me funnily and then just turn around. with you, some will probably consider the $50 just to get to talk… haha