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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When people are rude to their waiter.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗
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The need to put other people down.
Those who create the doom.
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Telling me the menu is only accessible through the QR code.
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I’ve learned that true love shouldn’t be complicated. It’s the safety and freedom to be seen and celebrated for who you truly are.
One’s created sense of self is not who you are. The present moment is all we have.
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Clumsy, kind and excitable.
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