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Forester
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27 Jul 2016, 9:39 am

Forgive me if this is a repost.

https://cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/edidin.w ... egory/amp/



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27 Jul 2016, 10:30 am

Darn insightful article, thank you for sharing it. I loved the way both of the operating system analogies helped relate how I feel I fit in with the world. "I see my value," indeed. :)


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Forester
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27 Jul 2016, 3:58 pm

Thanks, as a Linux/Windows user I really appreciated the operating system analogy the rest of the article helped me put into words some of the issues I struggle explaining. Wasn't sure if it was a repost though so I almost didn't post it.



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02 Aug 2016, 8:05 pm

This is my new signature! Thank's for sharing Forester, and thank's for the blog post Jay. I wish I were a fictional character too.



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03 Aug 2016, 1:09 am

Tired, so I skimmed it. Well-written and is seems others in this thread really relate to it. I'm afraid I can't. I've always felt I'm on the same "operating system" as others, but mine is corrupted. That's a simple analogy, but it works.


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