Everyone is equal and everyone is forced to participate; you can't just be a spectator.
People don't listen, they just wait for their turn to talk.
What kind of dining set defines me as a person?
Isn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them.
You tell yourself that noise is what defines silence. Without noise, silence would not be golden. Noise is the exception.
There are only patterns. Patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns, patterns hidden by patterns, patterns within patterns.