Incredible Alexander Pope passage; I think about âtoo wise for pride, too good for powerâ all the time:
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\n
\nEnjoy the glory to be great no more,
\nAnd carrying with you all the world can boast,
\nTo all the world illustriously are lost!
This David Golumbia passage makes a nuanced point: Isnât DRM both a clever technical solution and a key freedom within software design? His Cyberlibertarianism will irritate you, but itâs full of truth nukes like this.
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\n \n \nIâm not. âŠď¸
\nBacon sampler from The Farmhouse in Indiana
\n![\"Bacon](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.content-lab.agency%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F520a1a7e-5132-4100-b71e-0ecd30ee8634-1a4ae246.jpg\")
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\n![\"Cat,](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.content-lab.agency%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fphoto-5f49543b.jpg\")
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\nFanon Guy
\nMarcuse Your Enthusiasm
@content-lab.agency Also it goes without stating that the obsession with Ozempic et al. makes people think that having less fat and muscle (because youâll lose that, too, for a while) is the key to fitness and strength, which: lol, lmao even
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