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		eyelidlessness on Feb 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cocktail party ideas Telling you “this is hard” is not usually saying “I don’t know how to do this”, it’s usually “I recognize this and it’s more involved than the thing you think you’re asking for”.

buzzwordninja on Feb 3, 2022 [–]

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