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When humans communicate. We don't talk about exceptions where you deliberately choose to operate outside of the norm. If you deliberately choose to drive a car without a seat belt knowing this risk. This is fine.

You want to sky dive while deliberately choosing not to use a parachute? That's fine. But don't expect me to adjust my communication to account for your exception. You chose to do this.

But let's not pretend that you don't know about this fact in human communication. It's an obvious thing you know. Yet you chose to characterize your post in a way that negatively makes my statement look unreasonable and your actions look normal. Please don't do this. If you choose to sky dive without a parachute, that's fine, but admit you are operating with risk for the sake of cost. Do not try mischaracterize my intentions, that is just rude.




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