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I must not cheapen my soul

Thanks for posting this. I read it on metafilter back in the day and think about it often.

wow. this was difficult.

Oh wowww I remember reading that back then!

It’s really brought me a sense of strength and clarity over the years, I’m glad to get even more eyes on it

‪occurring to me that lately I post a lot of humor writing formatted in exactly this way, and I want to make it clear this post is a rare exception, it’s a real comment I’ve been thinking about for 17 years‬

Thank you for sharing. Are you aware the alt text for part 3 is the same as for part 1?

My neighbors, like me, are predominantly elderly. I’d have dried grains and pulses too, except The most likely catastrophe in my region is earthquake (also disruption in the water supply) , hence the food that doesn’t require water. The prudent person prepares for local conditions.