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I'm glad you like it :) For me it serves as a constant reminder that a little generosity and friendliness can't hurt. It made me re-evaluate much of my own behavior in a way no criticism of said behavior ever could have done. I spend so much time on being right or being better, and that is a complete waste of energy. Changing habits is hard, but this random guy sitting somewhere in the world helped me a great deal already, and will continue to inspire me, I'm sure. The stuff I read so far made and makes me grin all throughout the day, even away from the computer... it's just not true that anonymity only makes people behave at their worst, it also frees some of them up to be more loving and/or funny than they might dare to be in person. Taking some of that spirit and applying it to my thoughts, and to my actions and words towards other people is now a goal of mine.

And all that because I wanted to see if the NSA stuff is on reddit too, and getting stuck in some random funny pictures thread, where I saw a comment by that guy! Sorry for rambling, but I'm genuinely stoked for stoked_for_you :D



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