I will keep this short as I possibly can.
A significant section of the population are flock animals. They fear being alone. They need the flock, they need someone or something to tell then what to do. 24 years of Fire and EMS has solidified this in my mind. However, the greatest lessons learned have come from driving to and from the fire station, an hour each way.
Almost every drive in and back, someone has to camp out right beside me on a major U.S. highway. I am a cruise control user, almost always. 8 lane divided highway and some fucking flock member will haze me, in the lane to my right or left. All these years I have experimented. Hit the brakes, let them get ahead 200 yards, and they end up right beside me again. Speed up to 90 mph on a 70 mph speed limit for a mile. They speed up slowly and end up beside me again. Clearly in their mind, I have to control "our" speed. No way does their vehicle have a cruise control option.
They are mentally weak, they need a guide, and then there are those of us that just want to be left the fuck alone. I will part with this:
"Whoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god."
-Aristotle
