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		gojomo on July 3, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The 1 way you need to attack shyness I trust you meant well, but as advice, it doesn't help, and as a joke, it makes light of something causing people pain. So I only appreciate it in the sarcastic manner of my original comment: as an example of how glib the non-shy can be when discussing shyness.

edw519 on July 3, 2008 [–]

and as a joke, it makes light of something causing people pain

That's what makes it a joke. If it didn't cause pain (at some level), no one would care enough to laugh.

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