Subtechnique 3: Mandatory Minimum Sanity

A technique where one is forced to maintain a veneer of rationality, despite the crushing despair of existence.

Step 1: Pretend to be interested

Nod enthusiastically while maintaining eye contact, all while seething inwardly.

Proceed to Subtechnique 2: Forced Empathy

Step 2: Fake Empathy

Parrot back phrases like a broken record, all while seething inwardly.

Return to Technique 1: Mandatory Mumbling