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At least one out of every ten people I encounter on a daily basis, however briefly or distantly, is mind-bendingly stupid and/or in my way. Let's say I come nearly into contact with 200 people on the streets of New York, a conservative estimate on a workday. That's 20 times over the course of 10 hours or so -- or once every thirty minutes on average -- that all of the muscles in my body tighten involuntarily and I fantasize about throttling someone.