“Waiting rooms would be less miserable if everyone just acknowledged the shared suffering”
Agree
- Shared experience creates natural bonding
- Acknowledging reality is comforting
- Silence makes everything feel worse
- Commiserating helps pass time
Disagree
- Some people prefer peaceful silence
- Everyone's situation is different
- Small talk with strangers is draining
- Privacy matters in medical settings
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