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Jun 4Liked by Jaime Derringer

I’m with you. Your article may have convinced me that it IS the day to retire. It all just makes me annoyed and sad at the same time. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been vacillating all year, and it’s been a slow death, but I think I’m finally ready to say farewell and see what my life is like off on the internet. The signs have been everywhere lately.

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BUT we do love having you here, so maybe you should taper off slowly :) We will miss you! You had a crucial role in building an amazing thing.

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Jun 4Liked by Jaime Derringer

Awww, thank you, Jaime. I haven’t really ever thought that way, but it’s been a long fun journey here. And the same goes for you! I have been tapering off, but also I don’t want to disappoint readers if I’m not regularly posting. But something to consider. Thank you!! ❤️

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In all honestly, though, you should do what's best for you ❤️

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Jun 4Liked by Jaime Derringer

I too would love to see the practice die out. It gets especially odious when people take pictures or videos of themselves doing good or heroic deeds. Performative altruism kills the giving and exploits the ones being used to further the performer's ego and clout.

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Jun 4Liked by Jaime Derringer

Even though authenticating us is an exponentially complex problem and it might never be solved, these image AI prompts are hilarious.

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