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		insickness on Aug 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Devote Yourself to the Cause of Your Life I think it's the opposite. At least external validation gives you a real-world indicator of how close to success you are.

2-718-281-828 on Aug 7, 2023 [–]

legends like kafka didn't write to find an audience. they wrote what mattered to them and that happened to find an audience.

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