( i'm ishtar42; avithepilot is my friend avi)
avithepilot: Incidentally, when do you become so cynical?
ishtar42: um, what do you mean?
avithepilot: I distinctly remember a while back when you got pissed at me for calling you cynical, and now you're telling the world that this country worships money and the world sucks.
ishtar42: i still don't think i'm cynical
ishtar42: this country does worship money
ishtar42: i don't recall saying the world sucks
avithepilot: Actually, the word I was looking for was disillusioned, but I wasn't sure if you were every illusioned to begin with... And I oversimplified and exaggerated on the world sucking.

discussion ensues. ...