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Musings of a Madman

Why the title?  It all started with a chance meeting, and the opportunity to help a stranger and a response that left me feeling the need to write about it.

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• The flaw in Pascal's wager
  Sat, 28-Sep-2024, 23:10
• The Tories are a spent force
  Fri, 05-Jul-2024, 14:49
• Could I have done better?
  Wed, 26-Jul-2023, 20:03
• Leaflet alone
  Fri, 02-Jun-2023, 17:13
• Rijhwani's Conjecture
  Thu, 01-Jun-2023, 11:39
• Our stretched and disappearing NHS
  Wed, 07-Dec-2022, 00:00
• #FacebookIsCorrupt
  Mon, 18-Apr-2022, 14:39
• Soul mates
  Sun, 28-Nov-2021, 14:37
• Vaccination and choice
  Sun, 31-Oct-2021, 23:32
• Castigating Starmer?
  Sat, 25-Sep-2021, 13:12

In these strange times people seem to be behaving better

A new courtesy

Something I have noticed in the last few weeks: there are some really militant voices out there - anti-mask; COVID-hoax; little-Englanders - but in most of my interactions in the last few weeks people have shown a good deal more consideration than was normal in this part of the world.  I don't just mean necessary avoidance, I mean a general rise in thoughtfulness and courtesy, even on the roads.  For the most part I see people taking a greater interest in things and people around them, being more considerate, and fundamentally less selfish.

I rather hope that this will be a good thing out of a bad, and it remains permanent.