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		kbelder on Dec 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Be wary of imitating high-status people who can af... Youths are like that. He'll learn better over time, but by then a new gaggle of pretentious younglings will be making fun of him for not wearing fruit replicas on his head, or something similar.

SyzygistSix on Dec 12, 2022 [–]

I've been reading Ubik by Phillip K. Dick. He hammers this point home frequently, with hilarity.

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