I can see why. Playing "serious" here seems like talking to a brick wall. At this rate I might as well just ask the mafia to kill me N1 so I can leave this game formally.
Why bother reading him at all though? I simply ignore him entirely.
Ah, I see. ...wait, if you're an old-timer, then why would you fear the meta-reliance? It's not as if anyone... ...never mind, I suddenly remember your conversation with Renegade.
Has it always been this bad?