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1. xg15+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-05-26 00:00:59
As JRRM wrote, "any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king at all."

Any browser who constantly reminds you how private and user-empowering it is, is probably neither.

Add to that a vaguely liberal-sounding rethoric that could be right out of Ron Desantis' worst "woke lib" stereotypes - without even actually being liberal.

Like, not that I'd see the browser an appropriate location for that, but if they actually wanted to commit to a liberal political view, I'd at least have expected "diverse voices" somewhere. But I have no clue what "independent voices" is supposed to mean.

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2. revolv+O6[view] [source] 2023-05-26 00:57:10
>>xg15+(OP)
>JRRM

I know of JRR Tolkien, and GRR Martin, but...

As Charles Dodgson/Lewis Carroll wrote, "If your thoughts incline ever so little towards fuming,” you will say “fuming-furious;” if they turn, by even a hair's breadth, towards “furious,” you will say “furious-fuming;” but if you have the rarest of gifts, a perfectly balanced mind, you will say “frumious.”"

...to add something of more topical substance, I generally agree with the perfectly-balanced opinion above, in that it's a surprisingly mealy-mouthed justification for what is pretty clearly awful behaviour. I'd respect the hustle a lot more if the response hadn't been so verbally Corporate Memphis.

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3. cobych+K9[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-26 01:29:47
>>revolv+O6
Underrated comment.
4. jeremy+Bh[view] [source] 2023-05-26 02:46:28
>>xg15+(OP)
I think it means independent from any grasp on reality.
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5. DiggyJ+Xh[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-26 02:48:27
>>revolv+O6
What a beautiful comment. And I agree!

As an aside, I’ve started adding Lewis Carrol, mainly Alice, quotes to the bottom of my weekly status reports and gotten some weirdly positive feedback on this.

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6. xg15+3R[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-26 08:01:30
>>revolv+O6
That was beautiful.

...and yeah, it was late. Sorry.

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