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garth_meringue t1_j3e6fxb wrote

What's with all the Karen stuff, arguably you're the Karen here. However you're in the right, they're a rude asshole for blocking you in. Sounds like you've got it figured out now. The goblins that inhabit this town will respect you more if they think you're a little crazy and unafraid of confrontation.

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dehydratedsilica OP t1_j3ems6x wrote

I'm not fond of the whole reducing people (people's identities, situations, etc.) to stereotypes/labels/catchwords thing. This is a bit of coping, in that the response was so over the top, never before seen, if I start by assuming a person is reasonable and civil, it's a very jarring combination, does not compute. But starting from a framing of extreme entitlement and unreasonableness makes such a response "not unexpected" and helps with the psychology, if that makes sense. My default setting absolutely is non-confrontation...otherwise, I'd not have gotten here to begin with.

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