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I agree with you, poster. I'm baffled as to why you felt you needed a throw-away, though. If you don't think you can speak in earnest within this community, it

I agree with you, poster. I'm baffled as to why you felt you needed a throw-away, though. If you don't think you can speak in earnest within this community, it probably isn't healthy for any of us to be here. Back to your point, though, I think that the mark of an effective essay on the Internet is whether or not it drums up interesting conversation. This one has.

jcadam 9y ago
> I agree with you, poster. I'm baffled as to why you felt you needed a throw-away, though. I know, this isn't a political topic, we should be able to have a reasonable discussion :) In any case, I like a good long-form essay on occasion - this one definitely failed to 'hook' me in the intro.