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1. Invict+w4[view] [source] 2024-01-31 16:46:40
>>etc-ho+(OP)
If the letter wished them a rapid death, would it still be a threat? What if it merely wished them a death of unspecified speed, itself being the natural and ordinary consequence of being alive?

Edit: to be clear, this comment was not asking a serious question

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2. ozmodi+26[view] [source] 2024-01-31 16:54:20
>>Invict+w4
I think context matters. I can say "it would be a shame if something happened to you" and that could be pretty clear threat in some contexts and a genuine expression of concern in others. Same for something like "we all die eventually." In the context of a random letter? Yeah just don't, unless you mean to threaten.
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