speaking
raze
"
i
used
to
think
people
only
spoke
when
they
had
something
of
substance
to
say
,"
he
said
. "
then
i
heard
them
talk
and
learned
otherwise
.
i
don't
remember
anything
from
grade
school
,
outside
of
lining
up
after
recess,
and
a
teacher
who
looked
like
she
had
facial_hair
she
was
trying
to
keep
hidden
.
in
high_school
,
it
struck
me
that
all
these
educators
were
giving
us
information
that
was
of
little
use
to
us
,
and
most
of
the
time
they
couldn't
even
do
it
in
a
way
that
was
engaging
or
coherent.
and
that
was
decades
before
everyone
was
glued
to
one
device
or
another
.
i
mean
,
how
many
people
have
you
known
in
your
life
who
you
can
honestly
say
you've
had
a
conversation
with
where
you've
both
come
out
the
other
side
better
,
more
thoughtful
human
beings,
or
at
least
not
lesser versions
of
who
you
were
before
?"
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