...I probably don't know anyone that you haven't already thought of.

[Speaking of vulnerability, there's some in that remark, too. Not overtly, not significantly, but there in the way that a house with no personality is there, in the way that a few scattered objects are supposed to make it better when everyone already knows they won't.]

Second point. Your stated intention is to influence my thinking, which presumes my perceptions can and are available to be changed to begin with.