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Television is famously garbage at night; with no one important
watching, there’s no reason for networks to air particularly good
programming, leaving this the domain of infomercials and third-tier
talk shows and movies you’ve seen many times before. Most of the
online communities and social networking sites go into semihibernation
as well, as do online games, if they don’t fill up with
people from countries that speak English all wrong. Around 3 in the
morning, the stars rearrange in the sky to spell out secret messages
only night owls can read.
So the next time one of your younger co-workers yawns during a
morning meeting, spare them your mockery. Instead, look them
squarely in the eye smile with respect to them. They deserve nothing
less.
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