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jgmiller

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4. You are right, the problem is we're acting like it's still 1990

Reply to SayItLoud (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 05:59 PM

Dec 19

We think we're dealing with normal and honest people so it never occurs to anyone in a position of power to go over board on the hyperbole. They think that's being dishonest; nobody says you need to lie but you need to be like them, frantic and full of fury and worry and we're just too logical for that.

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