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It’s not my style to care about others, but, what’s going on?
— Richard · Ally McBeal

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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker insists that caring about others is not their usual manner, then immediately asks what is happening. The contradiction is the point: curiosity and concern break through the pose of indifference, though the speaker seems reluctant to admit it.
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