A local legally blind chef whose electronic glasses enhanced the little sight he had left were stolen in 2022. He died suddenly last week, and his community is now continuing his work raising money to help blind teenagers.
You learned to read the room because the room never learned to read you.
Watch out for people who only feel secure when someone else is “beneath” them; it’s insecurity dressed as superiority. Looking down on others becomes a subconscious defense mechanism: “If I’m above you, you can’t hurt or reject me.” They resort to judging others or turning everything into a competition. If they place you beneath them, they don’t have to risk being questioned, challenged, or rejected. It gives them a false sense of control. A shield.