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[–] Vaggumon@lemm.ee 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 5 points 6 months ago

I'm here too and in my case I'm damn sure it's something other than cowardice. I know I'd sacrifice myself in less than a second given the opportunity and I even know how I would, but I haven't. There's a reason we're still around even if we don't know it consciously.