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For most of my life I was naturally inclined to giving people the benefit of the doubt, and it’s only in middle-age that I realised the error of my ways. Since 2020 I have wholeheartedly embraced the wisdom of Maya Angelou: once people let it be known they are an enemy to me, I fully commit to treating them as such.

Ian wrote: "For most of my life I was naturally inclined to giving people the benefit of the doubt, and it’s only in middle-age that I realised the error of my ways. Since 2020 I have wholeheartedly embraced t..."

I know what you mean. Once upon a time it was possible to agree to disagree about issues, yet still remain on good terms with someone. In this social media age, however, people hiding behind keyboards are now all to eager to reveal their true selves to the world and make enemies of anyone who doesn’t agree with them about absolutely everything.