Auntie’s Wall

Imagine that every time you open your front door, you are greeted by a person in formalwear who stops you and asks you to talk to them. This person is typically not pushy or rude and is often funny and sweet even. You guys could be friends, but all they do is tell you about their latest thing. At first, you probably listen to them. I mean, you got the house for free and feel as though it is your duty to listen. So you do. Every time. But you notice that the speech doesn't change often. You get bored of hearing it but you are trapped there for at least five seconds. These are the longest five seconds of your life. Occasionally it is a whole fifteen seconds which is just torture to have to do every time you leave your house.

Now, I put a wall in front of that person. Technically, they are still there. They are still talking. Occasionally, some survey or picture shines through the wall. But, it is easy to ignore. You can walk past without stopping. If you are unloading groceries, you don't have to stop every six seconds to listen to something you have heard sixteen times before. Now, the landlords don't like this and often make you put the wall dow or pay to have the person disappear, but it is easy to get around it since you can find another house with more lenient landlords. That's why I use adblockers. Understand?