A Friend Texted to Ask “Who I Favored” for 2024 and Hated My Answer

Here is the original chat thread. The last pair of texts is where everything started to go off the rails.

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The chat thread that started things a few days ago (late August 2023)

Screenshot of chat thread of author and friend “Rachel” created by author. August 2023. Note: the last chat bubble from me (on the right) was cut off and should have said, “what do _you_ think the Top 3–5 big issues/problems/challenges are that “the country” needs to deal with?”

Why I asked Rachel what she thought the Top 3–5 big issues/challenges are that we need to deal with as…