Of course you don’t have to do anything and you’re free to disregard this. And this is a time when everything feels off, and thinking you’ll be ten minutes late ends up being thirty.

Wisdom continues to say to listen to the multiplicity and sift for truth. If you want to judge and dismiss others’ perspectives, you are free to do so, but those perspectives may still affect your life in important ways. Other people exist and their feelings and actions matter. We can only boundary ourselves but there is a portion of life that happens regardless of your consent. Whether you allow yourself to be informed about such things or shut them out is up to you. But it feels like patience is what leads to wisdom.