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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by esotericn on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:40AM (#21040659)
Almost everything you do is 'at the expense of the other person's concentration and time'.

This comment, for example.

Humans are a social species. These "interruptions" are close to the only thing we exist to do.

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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by mrob on Sunday September 22, 2019 @08:13AM (#21041003)
Unlike interrupting somebody on the street, your comment is only taking concentration and time from people who voluntarily choose to read the comments.
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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by tomjakubowski on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:09PM (#21044301)
If your concentration is that important you can almost always ignore the person asking for your help.
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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by stallmanite on Sunday September 22, 2019 @09:02PM (#21045135)
Then my guilt for being rude would disrupt my concentration terribly.
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