Boring, self-absorbed people are some dose, but AI is the worst

'A dose' is unaware that they are boring and opinionated and equally unaware of other people's feelings. Picture: iStock

Five of us are in the room. Four are silent. The fifth is holding forth: On how she is sandwiched between her 'demented mother' (her phrase) and her challenging teenagers; on how she absolutely has to get away to a pilates retreat once a quarter for her mental wellbeing; on how she has cut back on her wine consumption, except at weekends, because everybody needs a treat at the end of a tough week.

Having got to the wine, she was called out of the room, and a brief silence fell.