Cowboy Corner: The Badger and the Bee

One day in the forest a bee was buzzing about from flower to flower when it came upon a badger. The badger had a very sad face and seemed unhappy, so the bee said, “Why hello! How are you on this fine day?” Suddenly the badger burst into tears. “Actually, I’m very sad – you see, none of the other forest creatures like me – it’s because I have short stumpy legs and long claws and big teeth…they won’t talk to me at all and run away at the mere sight of me, and I always feel very very lonely. The bee thought for a moment and knew just what to say, for bees are very wise. “Why that’s not it at all”, said the bee, “In fact, I have a feeling I know why the other creatures don’t want to be your friend”. The badger stopped crying for a moment and looked at the bee and said, “Really? Well…what is it then?” And the bee said, “It’s because you’re an insufferable asshole on social media. The vast majority of us just want to go on the groups to see nice things and get information about people and events and there you are hijacking posts and yammering on about politics and climate change and nuclear fucking war all the time. You speak with great authority on topics you know very little about, and when someone calls you out on your bullshit, rather than apologize and self-reflect, you double down. Then you’re actually surprised that others have a negative reaction to your uninvited input and unpleasant personality. If it’s really happiness you seek, perhaps turning your life into an attention whoring minstrel show of smug self importance, snide remarks, and abject condescension probably isn’t the best move”. Then off he flew