It’s infuriating how they’re desperate to insert themselves into the act of cognition itself. Thinking is free, and as they see it, anything you do for free is money rightfully theirs denied them. It absolutely galls them that you can think for yourself and not pay them rent for the privilege.

Buckle up kids. It’s gonna be a fun ride.

Haha yeah.
Once when bicycle touring an older lady cornered me and kept grilling me on what method I was using to stay hydrated. I was puzzled by her repeated questions and eventually said, “Oh! I use a method honed to perfection by 500 million years of vertebrate evolution.”

She looked puzzled a moment, so I clarified: “I drink when I’m thirsty.”

She stomped off in a huff.