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> And to all you people in here, talking about "you have to > play the game," "that's the system," "deal with it": you're > certainly free to ruin your own life, but leave the poor, > damn kids alone.

It's a defense mechanism. Some people need to believe that being a good little cog was their only option. Because the alternative is to admit that they find real freedom terrifying.




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