“Karen” - entitled, excessively demanding, dismissive, privileged, angry.

This week I was confronted by a ‘Karen’ who had just backed a third car into her driveway, got out of her car, stood in her drive, watched my dog poop, then imperiously asked, “Do you need a bag for that?” In hindsight, I should have responded, “Do you need to sell one or two cars and take a bus?” I’m pretty sure Karen’s carbon footprint is larger than mine because I don’t drive and we only have one car and my wife is also my Uber driver. That said, her tantrum did motivate me to research and I found out she is right. I have suffered the delusion all these years that dog poop is natural fertilizer - it is not. Unfortunately, most people confronted by Karen, instead of researching in an effort to learn and grow, would dig in and fire back. And upon receiving that response, most ‘Karens’ would further fortify their entitled, demanding, dismissive, privileged, angry buffer and find further justification for their pretentious truculence. I believe I have just described the (lack of) communication on our political spectrum in this country. On the left are a very, very, very, very large number of Karens who prefer pretentiousness to progress; and on the right (led by pot-stirrers) are a very, very, very, very large number of trembling traditionalists who prefer reassurance to reality.

Oh, and btw Karen, I went home, got a bag, and went back and picked up my dog’s leavings, and I have since begun carrying pooch poop pouches with me wherever we go. Please know though that I am likely the exception. Your methods are not going to work on most of the people you address as lesser beings, and - oh yeah - you really should sell a couple of cars. Thank you for listening.