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Thanks so much—really appreciate that. There's something quietly universal about the choices we make when the day winds down. They're small, but they stack. And sometimes those quiet decisions say the most about who we're becoming. Appreciate you reading.

nobody083648 · 17h ago

It’s not just an article—it’s an LLM-authored treatise, festooned with coordinate series, negation-assertion pairs, and final participial phrases—not to mention emdashes.

Sweet, lovable emdashes. sniff

domofutu · 6h ago

Wait... was your comment LLM-generated? Because that was a suspiciously accurate roast—complete with parallel structure, lexical flair, and a cheeky emotional beat at the end. Honestly, I feel... parsed.

And yes, I admit it: I treat emdashes like seasoning—measured in emotion, not quantity. Final participial phrases? Chef’s kiss. Coordinate series? Can’t stop, won’t stop.

Appreciate the close read—clearly, we’re both running on the same firmware.

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