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		jimmygrapes on July 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The trouble with symbolic links I noticed recently that I often preface statements with "just wanted to say" or "just chiming in here" and similar. I cringed hard when I realized and am working on eliminating that use of "just". Seems like the same general thing: it's never "just" X.

joshspankit on July 23, 2022 [–]

Right? And that’s a double whammy. You’re minimizing the statement you want to make, and you’re minimizing your place in that conversation.

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