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Notice the “IMO pretty” before the word “obvious”

IMO means “in my opinion.” I used that phrase to express how the following statement is my opinion and not a universal truth. My “audience” in this case is myself.

I do that because otherwise there’s always a comment saying how things like “obvious” can be subjective.

I also used the word “pretty” to, again, soften the word “obvious” so that readers don’t think that it’s a universal truth.



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