"You got any weed, yells the some what hillbilly looking man from the porch of a group home.
"There's some right here, says the dark looking kid from east pdx, while kicking at some dandelions.
"I just asked you an honest question, dont have to be an asshole, says mister hillbilly.
"And I gave you an honest answer" says the kid with a smug look upon his face.
"Smart ass ... fuck you, says mister hillbilly.
The kid of gray walks away, now having an inkling of why he has lost his faith in humanity.
"There's some right here, says the dark looking kid from east pdx, while kicking at some dandelions.
"I just asked you an honest question, dont have to be an asshole, says mister hillbilly.
"And I gave you an honest answer" says the kid with a smug look upon his face.
"Smart ass ... fuck you, says mister hillbilly.
The kid of gray walks away, now having an inkling of why he has lost his faith in humanity.
Faith, sure.
Humanity? Too broad a term.
A faith in decency, I can hope for. Decency is such a jingoistic word, maybe calling it mutual respect? Mind you, it's not going to happen with unequal parts.
The beginning of the exchange reminds me of how I really liked Piers Anthony's Golem in the Gears, where I first saw the explanation of "Nice, but Tough." Negative feeds negative, goods begets goods, and goods uber alles.