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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yep, we all have our journeys. I won't discount the idea that different tactics work for different people, but personal experience has told me people generally are more receptive when you come from a place of humility. Honestly, Mao's principle of "no investigation, no right to speak" comes in handy every day.