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@HallowMoonshadow That’s a good way to describe it. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but “a colder air” is an apt analogy.

It used to be like walking into a pub and hanging out with a bunch of your mates — not everyone agreed but we all just blew off some steam, release some stress, laugh, swap tales, and talk about games, life, and whatever was on our minds. We’d be like those guys at the pub debating with each other for the 100th time whether Michael Jordan was the greatest player of all time or is it Lebron James. Then someone pipes up and says it’s gotta be Kobe Bryant. Then the old guy says we’re all crazy because if you’d seen Wilt Chamberlain play back in the day then you’d know he was the GOAT. We’d smile, laugh, roll our eyes maybe, and slap each other on the back at the end of the day, and say “see ya tomorrow buddy.” Now it’s a little more like being at a work party — it’s still great to see your mates, but some participants are a little cold to one another, or avoid each other entirely, and aren’t really engaged so much, just sitting in the corner drinking some punch. If you go over and try to make conversation you don’t know if you’re going to get the cold shoulder or annoy the person, so people just kind of tip-toe around, whilst pockets of people have a nice chat here and there. The boss is in the background keeping order because the last time we had a party someone got unruly and HR had to be called the next day and he was put on probation. So we all enjoy ourselves a little, thankful that at least we’re not working and do our best. But when two people start to debate Lebron vs Jordan the two of them just give give their case and you look around wondering if the Wilt Chamberlain or Kobe fan out there is