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On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 15:07:59 +0000, caveman رجل الكهف wrote: |
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> hi. i just want to help a bit by sharing a |
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> thought that i think is useful to the civilisation |
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> of life forms in general: |
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> - new year celebrations are wasteful in |
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> several ways (e.g. waste on needless |
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> purchases [aka gifts], useless fireworks, |
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> useless trees with socks on them, etc). |
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> - the vacation is nice to allow potential good |
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> use of it. but even this is usually abused |
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> by most people as they end up just wasting |
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> it alongside their money for purely doing |
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> silly things such as purposeless tourism. |
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Dear Ebenezer, |
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Some of us would welcome the opportunity to waste time with their |
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families over Christmas and the New Year, instead of having to spend it |
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isolating at home following a positive COVID-19 test. |
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Don't underestimate the therapeutic value of doing nothing with the people |
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that are important to you. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit |
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the target. |