Matt
Matt - Spook, OpenMatts Founder

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2026-06-04 00:12:45 GMT

A cool aspect of Nostr. A piece of infrastructure can go down and all is well. Dude can enjoy his meetup and not worry about a fucking thing.
#nevent1q…48qw

2026-06-04 00:11:13 GMT

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It's worth looking into.

2026-06-03 23:15:20 GMT

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Voluntarism is not socialism. I give to charities. I do some things for free for my own reasons. That does not make me a socialist. A socialist would share @npub1226…grkj resources by force.

2026-06-03 23:10:27 GMT

I got sucked into a hopeless fiat YouTube algorithm. Identified. Addressing. Shit will take you down if you aren't diligent.
I'm investing my time in the best protocol (Nostr). I'm creating value and spending less than I earn. I'm saving in the hardest money known to man (Ethereum). I'm healthy(ish) and improving. I have an awesome wife. My shithead cats are happy and healthy.
I'm winning. Fuck the Matrix programming.

2026-06-03 22:51:49 GMT

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Maybe you should submit for testing and put a label on your bottles.

2026-06-03 22:51:24 GMT

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I'm sure the plastic caps do leech, I just don't think that's the reason more was found in the glass bottle beverages. Most of them have metal lids anyway in my experience.
Honestly the way food is made now, you probably can't escape it unless you control the entire chain or do business with companies that care about this stuff. It's a sad state.
You are in a unique position to control for this. Some bigger companies may actually be behind you in this regard.

2026-06-03 20:41:56 GMT

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I think that's what it was anyway. Whatever she did, it sounded like it put her almost back to zero for a boat

2026-06-03 20:39:55 GMT

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I work with a lady who took out a large HELOC (I believe it was all of her equity) to buy a boat. That's what we're competing with. We'll be fine. Lol

2026-06-03 20:29:39 GMT

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It's fun money essentially.

2026-06-03 20:28:55 GMT

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Not for me. I have an extremely conservative approach when it comes to debt. 10% would be very risky for me.
But for most, yes. My debt is all collateralized and capped.

2026-06-03 20:26:40 GMT

I get bullish and meme when prices rip like anyone. Guilty.
But there's this weird point where bearishness gets so high that I wrap back around into bullishness.
Probably makes no sense but I'm feeling that little tingle I get.

2026-06-03 20:22:23 GMT

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I got offered a 15 month 0% credit card. In this environment? Lol Fine... I'll be a Nano Strategy.

2026-06-03 20:21:10 GMT

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Lol yeah I'm still waiting for that.

2026-06-03 20:20:33 GMT

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Same. Putting some money toward actually living my life. Stacking sats is a religion for some people.

2026-06-03 20:15:24 GMT

Just kidding, couldn't wait.
But, there's good news. If I'm digging for fiat coins to buy the dip, we haven't hit the bottom yet.
#nevent1q…l6p7

2026-06-03 20:00:15 GMT

61k buy order set just in case 58k gang is edged again.

2026-06-03 19:58:04 GMT

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How would 50x more plastic come from the caps if the plastic bottles also have caps?
I think they found that liquids in some glass bottles contained more plastic, not that glass bottles shed it.
Something doesn't add up just on the glass bottle and cap side. I figure it's entering somewhere else. If that's true, it stands to reason that not all wines are necessarily free of plastics.

2026-06-03 18:49:07 GMT

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I'll believe it when I see it.

2026-06-03 18:25:22 GMT

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Script the change you want to see in the world

2026-06-03 14:42:24 GMT

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Hopefully. I might still be using Nextcloud if I had something to fix it after every fucking update

2026-06-03 14:40:17 GMT

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You usually don't go into golf thinking about falling but lesson learned. It can happen anywhere. Thanks for the tips

2026-06-03 14:36:32 GMT

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I was thrown out of a moving vehicle while focusing on what my next golf play was going to be lol Had no idea it was coming until I'd already hit the ground (a lesson to never trust the asshole driving the cart 😂). Sometimes you just can't prepare. My typical reflex is to tuck when I roll though. And I did. Otherwise I probably would have broken something. I've learned from years of dealing with ortho patients who try to fight the fall I guess.
One of my favorite sayings is that the body never goes where the mind has never been. I've spent a weird amount of time thinking about how to not break my bones 😂 But I can tell you for sure I won't get distracted in a cart again. Not with a group of alpha type males certainly

2026-06-03 12:51:31 GMT

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Sounds about right for the 80s lol

2026-06-03 12:44:20 GMT

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Kids aren't supposed to ride in them for that reason lol Apparently grown men are even too childish

2026-06-03 12:43:01 GMT

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I should have entered the no physics cheat code

2026-06-03 12:41:35 GMT

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Helpful if you know you're going to fall. Lol

2026-06-03 12:15:17 GMT

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Fair enough.

2026-06-03 12:07:20 GMT

My buddies were fucking around on the golf course yesterday (and I didn't get the memo). The guy driving my cart took a hard left at full speed, while I took a hard right.
Is it just me or does the ground get harder with age? I woke up feeling the hug it gave me.

2026-06-03 12:03:15 GMT

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Liquidity won't be a problem lol
I don't speak the language perfectly, but I think that translates to "the right people will be bailed out."

2026-06-03 01:04:27 GMT

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But yes, fuck TX. I think the only path long term is for it to just not be technically possible. It'll never stop

2026-06-03 01:03:54 GMT

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Sorry, my intention was fuck GP because it's even possible. Not necessarily that they want it.

2026-06-03 01:02:41 GMT

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Bourbon is my drink. Beer usually makes me feel like shit. I've had a couple without carbonation that weren't so bad but even those weren't my thing

2026-06-02 20:33:18 GMT

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Fuck GP

2026-06-02 20:32:55 GMT

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Lol

2026-06-02 19:53:32 GMT

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Some of us have a fucking life outside the internet doing important shit. I was sleeping up for my golf game today 😂

2026-06-02 19:51:20 GMT

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I was just being a smart ass with all the drama. We should all give a little to what we use though.

2026-06-02 19:50:26 GMT

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Definitely buy. I only start looking for coins in the cushions at the top.

2026-06-02 02:37:05 GMT

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Doesn't mean it isn't there. Times have changed.

2026-06-02 02:13:59 GMT

https://media1.giphy.com/media/yziuK6WtDFMly/200w.webp
https://i.nostr.build/YrgKBYvSrhqOvkG4.jpg

2026-06-02 02:10:28 GMT

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Damn. We the Banished.

2026-06-02 02:03:54 GMT

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A moss boss and spore whore

2026-06-02 02:01:11 GMT

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Excellent client.

2026-06-02 01:59:29 GMT

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It's probably for spam reasons. And to be fair, Nostr is full of dick spam 😂
But still fuck it.

2026-06-02 01:52:54 GMT

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Deez nsecs

2026-06-02 01:52:29 GMT

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https://v.nostr.build/kzA3rCuimI69X82S.mp4

2026-06-02 01:49:26 GMT

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All else aside, it really is an excellent client.

2026-06-02 01:49:08 GMT

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Nothing wrong with that. I'd actually considered just cloning the last version with Amber for myself and tweaking it as needed.

2026-06-02 01:39:13 GMT

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Fair enough. I'm just memeing you

2026-06-02 01:36:11 GMT

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Hardly a competition lol
#nevent1q…cg0w

2026-06-02 01:32:23 GMT

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I'm reminded every few months when I see him glory holing on Nostr

2026-06-02 01:31:15 GMT

Maybe we can all find some unity around this. UTXO may rek your nsec, but he never asked for your phone number. 🤯
#nevent1q…y5zh

2026-06-02 01:29:05 GMT

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Feeding on the inexperienced probably. I fell victim to some bullshit in my younger years. Now everything is a scam until proven otherwise 😂

2026-06-02 01:28:02 GMT

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Not if you're retarded and desperate. Perhaps the worst possible state of being.

2026-06-02 01:26:39 GMT

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I laughed so fucking hard when I decided to fuck around and check it out. Just closed my browser tab and forgot about it.

2026-06-02 01:25:22 GMT

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The FDA is a disease.

2026-06-02 00:53:44 GMT

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Fair enough.

2026-06-02 00:52:53 GMT

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If I'm using a local model on my ThinkPad I just go to sleep lol

2026-06-02 00:34:28 GMT

Me when the ETF and treasury grifters get their first shit sandwich. 58k boys gonna get theirs?
https://v.nostr.build/7sQpsglHSqGWcSMZ.mp4

2026-06-02 00:25:57 GMT

Go zap your favorite below deck creators. Or buy something from them. Especially the backend/infrastructure people. Their work gets very little attention. And @npub17ty…3mgl is important
#nevent1q…lagt

2026-06-02 00:20:50 GMT

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That's the only way I can get out bed lol

2026-06-02 00:19:30 GMT

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Fish is eating everyone's cake out here

2026-06-02 00:18:32 GMT

One of the coolest #cigar bands I've seen in a while. They're usually so overly fancy and gold that they all look the same after a while. And I'm not just biased because I'm American. Canada has a weak but beautiful flag. There, I said it. I like their flag. Not biased at all. I wish our flag had a tobacco leaf. Would've made a lot of sense at the time.
https://i.nostr.build/k3BlaClKiZHMffPX.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/8jM0nHSnA5f9DrYe.jpg

2026-06-02 00:05:45 GMT

Looks like some of you are trying to steal my job as the asshole of nostr. Well, I'm gonna drink about it.
https://i.nostr.build/19HHRWt6g1J43kmg.jpg

2026-06-01 23:50:20 GMT

@npub1yzv…rf8q does a really cool thing where it shows the tagged npub's profile pic. Simple but nice touch.

2026-06-01 23:49:07 GMT

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Uh oh

2026-06-01 23:45:27 GMT

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@npub1m4n…c2jl when you comment here I'll zap you. It's not much, but it's honest.

2026-06-01 23:43:38 GMT

Hahahahaha such a good clip
#nevent1q…2je5

2026-06-01 23:41:34 GMT

Fuck it. I'm starting OpenMatts.
The first micro grant goes to @npub1m4n…c2jl

2026-06-01 21:44:49 GMT

Guy does the equivalent of a Lightning micro transaction and the salad hands lose their minds.

2026-06-01 19:52:52 GMT

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Lol Or a certain guy rigs it and never puts a ticket in......😬

2026-06-01 19:51:23 GMT

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But if it was keeping people alive, it would be working 😂

2026-06-01 19:50:48 GMT

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It's an US machine for IVs. Nothing critical. It's just old and needs a new charging connector. Probably isn't even made anymore.

2026-06-01 19:36:12 GMT

I applied for a biomedical engineering tech job yesterday. Maybe I should send them this as a portfolio piece. This is the sort of high quality work to expect.
#nevent1q…c5xu

2026-06-01 19:34:32 GMT

This was supposed to be a temporary rig job a couple years ago. Happy to see my redneck engineering has held up well 😂
https://i.nostr.build/ytIAr5k5NrnFTe7c.jpg

2026-06-01 19:13:07 GMT

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I feel like most of us here would either get the side eye or end up being on a CIA patsy list 😂

2026-06-01 19:11:18 GMT

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It definitely is. I honestly can't tell you what the fuck my plan would be had I not stacked my nuts off during and after Covid. And even doing that you could just get wiped out in the US.

2026-05-31 15:46:50 GMT

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That's pretty much why I left the south. That was the general economic reality there. But everything is tradeoffs. Nothing new there.

2026-05-31 15:44:52 GMT

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Same lol

2026-05-31 15:19:52 GMT

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Yeah it's pretty easy to hop to something else. That's been my approach when I update and get rugged. Well, I actually have my own custom desktop client and there are others on mobile (which I could also build, or even clone). So honestly this is a pretty good life. Takes me like 30 seconds to uninstall and move on.
Where I get annoyed is when I spend time testing, giving feedback, reporting bugs, sending funds, etc only to get a 180 rug in the end. So now I'm not doing that anymore. This is a two way street. Yes, it's "free" but I do contribute where I can. Lessons all around.

2026-05-31 04:22:51 GMT

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I think some are better at developing problem solvers than others. Depends what the goal is. Some careers value things other than strictly solving problems. And it doesn't need to be an economic decision, even though it is for most people. I guess my point is it doesn't need to be as bearish as it is these days. It all depends on the school, program, and goals. I ended up with a different result than I expected but not a bad one after thinking more on it.

2026-05-31 04:19:04 GMT

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🤔

2026-05-31 04:01:54 GMT

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Wise words.
I like to say that the most dangerous man is the one who has nothing left to learn.

2026-05-31 03:59:54 GMT

I know I've commented that I would have been better off stacking sats instead of paying for a CS degree, but I'm starting to think that may not be true.
If nothing else, the classes forced me to practice what I (now) think is the core of CS and pretty much any technical pursuit today; applying research and logic to solve problems.
I'm finding that a lot of the skills I practiced can be applied outside of computing. In fact, it's been very helpful in my amateur automotive mechanic journey. I tend to view things as a larger system more than I used to (I still fall short sometimes, but I'm at least aware of it).
I used to look at problems in a more isolated way and I think it hindered me. Now I tend to zoom out and not get tunnel vision. I'm better at testing and troubleshooting.
CS isn't all about programming, which is what a lot of people tend to focus on. It's sexy and tangible. I get it. But I'm starting to appreciate the deeper aspects of the discipline. At the core, you're just finding solutions that make sense within a given context. A computer isn't necessarily required, but they are often involved.
Maybe it's just the whiskey and this will make less sense tomorrow 😂

2026-05-31 02:05:20 GMT

The more I learn, the more retarded I feel.

2026-05-31 01:54:25 GMT

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Or @npub1w4j…30zp is assembling a team of retards hellbent on taking over the world.

2026-05-31 01:53:12 GMT

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Maybe a middle approach? I work three 8 hour shifts per week for what I think is a good balance. A 9-5 would have to pay significantly more and I'd just stack my absolute nuts off for some period just to get to a better situation even faster. I struggle working for people too. There are benefits though.

2026-05-31 01:34:37 GMT

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Would be cool to see your comparison of the products and services built around Bitcoin vs Monero and the acceptance/adoption rates for the two.

2026-05-30 22:22:04 GMT

How much of the community is funding anything? Isn't that the whole problem?
#nevent1q…88ey

2026-05-30 21:09:41 GMT

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You've made several seemingly disconnected notes without a clear point, so yes.
But if you want a strict answer to only the first note and none of the others, no, that doesn't necessarily rise to autism. It could mean you have no mouth or just suck at communicating ideas. If you have some social issue with communication, maybe, but not necessarily. There's overlap between autism and other possibilities.
Now I've given my opinion on all the possible meanings I can derive from the totality of your notes.

2026-05-30 20:50:37 GMT

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To be fair, they probably walked everywhere and very far (it was an empire, after all).
They typically retired in their 40s (meaning the bulk of that was probably as young, healthy, well fed men - they got better healthcare and nutrition for being soldiers) And the average lifespan of a roman man was about 40 anyway. Soldiers lived longer probably from the food and healthcare, but not much longer.
So it's tradeoffs.

2026-05-30 20:43:14 GMT

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"Not denying that" implies that you are denying something else (some claim or point is being made).
I'm lost in the sauce here though. Better to just bow out.

2026-05-30 20:41:25 GMT

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A big issue here is what you mean by "figure things out." My calculator example demonstrates this issue. You can figure out (solve) A=πr^2 without necessarily understanding it. I can give you the rules of algebra and you can solve that without ever knowing it's the area of a circle. You'd have no idea how to apply it. You can also use it to "figure out" the area of a circle (apply it) while having no clue how the formula is derived.
You could "figure out" how to calculate the area of a circle. Chances are, if you can derive the formula, you can literally explain it (the formula is the explanation, since math is a language). Now whether you can teach it to a man but not a child is a totally different issue.

2026-05-30 20:30:17 GMT

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What exactly are you denying? It isn't clear.

2026-05-30 20:29:41 GMT

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*until you understand how it works and why it works. This seems fairly elementary. Would you let a surgeon perform a surgery on you if he had no idea why he was doing it? The whole issue here is that a surgeon could just follow a recipe. But what happens when something in the process goes wrong and he has to fix it? It's not in the recipe. He may have to come up with a novel or rare solution to a problem to keep you from dying. I've literally watched this happen in a surgery. Atypical scenarios happen. And in those times, you better understand the low level aspects of what you're doing. For this reason we don't allow dermatologists to perform heart surgery.

2026-05-30 20:24:47 GMT

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One thing I definitely don't understand is the point you're trying to make. I think you're conflating issues. Performing isn't necessarily understanding and you don't always need to understand. It's perfectly fine in the right context. You can start and drive a car without knowing how it works. But you aren't going to be a very good mechanic or automotive engineer.

2026-05-30 20:20:54 GMT

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I understood that a recipe called for and that the food tasted good after I followed the recipe. I understand that turning the key in my ignition will start my car. Neither of those mean that I understand chemistry, culinary theory, or internal combustion engines and how they are started.

2026-05-30 20:18:54 GMT

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None of them are necessarily right or wrong, but they aren't equal. I've vibed a Nostr client for personal use. I would not vibe software for an airplane or CT scanner. One is fine, the other is immoral.

2026-05-30 20:17:33 GMT

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I've experienced this in programming too and it's one of my chief complaints with the state of things. A person can totally build something that "works" but that doesn't mean it was built efficiently or safely. This why I make a distinction between software engineers, software developers/coders, and vibe coders.

2026-05-30 20:15:15 GMT

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*it's not always perfectly enforced

2026-05-30 20:14:46 GMT

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You're getting into territory where you can't possibly be wrong. It's fallacious.
>It's unenforceable
>It's not always perfectly enforceable, but it has been
>Oh that's just theater. It's a conspiracy.
There's no discussion to have. You're right no matter what.